The Montauk Library Classic Films for January “Theme” is Women who made History
Friday, March 21st at 5pm
Hidden Figures
2016 – PG- 2 hr. 7 min.
Directed by Leonard Melfi
Tara P. Henson, Octavia Spencer,Janelle Monáe,Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons
At NASA in 1961, three brilliant African-American women mathematicians play a vital role in the successful launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit while dealing with race and gender discrimination. Screenplay by Allison Schroeder.
During WWII, The All-American Girls’ Professional Baseball League was established to boost morale. The Hinton sisters and their fellow Rockford Peaches succeed despite inter-personal issues and the management style of the washed-out ex-major league player in charge of the team.