Blasco Film Series: Hidden Figures (2016) In-Person
Join us in the H.O. Hirt Auditorium for biopics about trailblazing scientists, musicians, and history-makers on the big screen! The Blasco Library will show films about famous trailblazers every other month throughout 2023. Screenings are free and open to the public. No registration required. Questions? Call the information desk at (814) 451-6927 or email us at library-reference@eriecountypa.gov.
December's movie is Hidden Figures (2016) starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe. Rated PG. Running time: 2 hours 7 minutes. Summary: "As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes."