Reviving this old thread to add a link to a recent post on the movie
Hidden Figures (2016).
Related books:
1)
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race, by Margot Lee Shetterly (2016)
2)
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition, by Margot Lee Shetterly (2016)
3) picture book
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race, by Margot Lee Shetterly (2018)
More good movies:1) The movie
Lion (2016), based on Saroo Brierly's memoir "
A Long Way Home" may also be of interest.
2) The animated Disney movie
Moana (2016), based on Polynesian culture/history/folklore may also be of interest. Disney's official trailer
here on YouTube.
3) The movie
Concussion (2015), with Will Smith portraying Dr. Bennet Omalu who discovered the connection between concussions and CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy).
These movies are now available on DVD or Blu-ray for home viewing.
