ADVERTISEMENTTaraji P. Henson emerged onstage in tears on Saturday after an intimate audience at the Toronto Film Festival previewed scenes from her new movie “Hidden Figures.” Henson and her co-stars ― Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe ― hadn’t seen any footage yet, leaving them floored at the fruits of a project with great personal significance. “This story is so important.” “Hidden Figures” chronicles Katherine Johnson (Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Monáe), three NASA pioneers who, in 1962, despite their colleagues’ animosity, cracked the mathematics needed to help astronaut John Glenn become the first American to orbit Earth. FoxSaturday’s event previewed about 30 minutes of “Hidden Figures,” showcasing the three characters’ progression at NASA. “I think ‘Hidden Figures’ transcends race, and when I see them, I just see heroes,” Monáe, who will make her live-action film debut in next month’s “Moonlight,” said. “I’m proud as a woman, I’m proud as a minority, but I’m proud as an American.

Source: Huffington Post September 11, 2016 16:18 UTC