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Anita: Speaking Truth to Power
A film by Freida Mock 77 minutes, documentary, color, 2014
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An entire country watched as a poised, beautiful African-American woman sat before a Senate committee of 14 white men and with a clear, unwavering voice recounted the repeated acts of sexual harassment she had endured while working with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Anita Hill's graphic testimony was a turning point for gender equality in the U.S. and ignited a political firestorm about sexual harassment and power in the workplace that resonates still today. Watch the Trailer
Reviews "Political theater that still has the power to make your blood boil." - Los Angeles Times "A powerful time capsule, deftly edited. It's a reminder of what we were and, thanks to Hill, how far we've come." - Washington Post "One woman, stepping into a mess of political, racial and sexual power plays...makes for rapt viewing." - Entertainment Weekly "CRITIC'S PICK! 'Anita' is an important historical document about an event that prompted a larger cultural conversation about sexual harassment. But, perhaps more important, it conveys Ms. Hill's journey from an accuser alone to an activist who shares with, and listens to, others." - The New York Times "This intelligent and comprehensive documentary not only conveys the genuine nature of Hill herself, but also recreates the national sensibility of the time, an era when sexual harassment in the workplace was not yet a national concern... [a] thoughtful and quietly powerful film." - The Hollywood Reporter Recommended Reading Speaking Truth to Power by Anita Hill Reimagining Equality: Stories of Gender, Race, and Finding Home by Anita Hill Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas by Jane Mayer & Jill Abramson
Links Human Rights Watch, Women's Rights Division Service Women's Action Network Disc Features ● Finding Home: A Keynote Address by Anita Hill
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