The film Hidden Figures will be shown at a venue near Knighton on Saturday (February 15)
The film Hidden Figures will be shown at a venue near Knighton on Saturday (February 15)
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.
Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", the film follows these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return.
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.
It will be shown at Everest Hall, Llanfair Waterdine at 7.30pm on Saturday.
The film will run for 121 minutes and there will be an interval.
Tickets are £2.50 for children and £5 for adults and they are available by calling 07810 393163.
