Figures (2016) — Subtitle Hidden

Set in the early 1960s, the film captures the height of the Civil Rights Movement. The protagonists face a dual struggle: they are marginalized for their race in a segregated Virginia and overlooked for their gender in the male-dominated field of aeronautics.

: A self-taught programmer who became NASA’s first African-American supervisor. subtitle Hidden Figures (2016)

The 2016 film Hidden Figures serves as a powerful testament to the brilliance and resilience of three African-American women—Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson—who were instrumental in NASA's success during the Space Race. The title itself acts as a poignant double entendre, referring both to the complex mathematical "figures" they calculated and the "hidden" status of the women themselves within a segregated society. The Intersection of Race and Gender Set in the early 1960s, the film captures

: An aspiring engineer who fought the legal system to attend classes at a segregated school. Symbolism of Space and Segregation Race and Gender in 'Hidden Figures' (2016) Essay - Aithor The 2016 film Hidden Figures serves as a

: A math prodigy who calculated the trajectories for John Glenn’s historic orbit.