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Anita: Speaking Truth to Power
American film
Anita: Speaking Truth to Power is a American documentary film, written, directed, and produced by Freida Mock. It follows Anita Hill, a lawyer who testified against Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court nomination, exposing the problem of sexual harassment around the world.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, It was released on March 21, , by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Synopsis
The film follows lawyer Anita Hill who testifies against Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court nomination, exposing the problem of sexual harassment around the world.
Anita hill documentary film The film follows lawyer Anita Hill who testifies against Clarence Thomas 's Supreme Court nomination , exposing the problem of sexual harassment around the world. Tags Docs about Politics. Retrieved September 21, A friend of hers called me and asked if I would send a copy of my Tony Kushner film, Wrestling with Angels.It also follows Hill after the testimony as she continues to raise awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, [2] It also screened at the AFI Docs on June 22, [3] In August , Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired U.S.
distribution rights to the film.[4] It was released on March 21, [5]
Critical reception
Anita: Speaking Truth to Power It holds a 79% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 33 reviews, with a weighted average of /[6] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 68 out of , based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
References
- ^"Anita: Speaking Truth to Power".
Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12,
- ^Patten, Dominic (January 20, ).Lawn care She uses her own history and history of other African American women such as Nannie Helen Burroughs , in order to strengthen her argument for reimagining equality altogether. Synopsis [ edit ]. Over the years, Hill has provided commentary on gender and race issues on national television programs, including 60 Minutes , Face the Nation , and Meet the Press. Hill said on October 11, , in televised hearings that Thomas had sexually harassed her while he was her supervisor at the Department of Education and the EEOC.
"Sundance: Anita Hill Documentary Premieres". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12,
- ^Greenbaum Kasson, Elisabeth (March 18, ). "Speaking Truth to Power: 'Anita' Tells a Tale of Transformation". International Documentary Association. Retrieved February 12,
- ^Cox, Gordon (August 14, ).Morgan pressel Eidenmuller February 13, Bush dropped his opposition to a bill that gave harassment victims the right to seek federal damage awards, back pay, and reinstatement, and the law was passed by Congress. She didn't tell me who it was for. While senators and other authorities observed that polygraph results cannot be relied upon and are inadmissible in courts, Hill's results did support her statements.
"Samuel Goldwyn Films Takes U.S. Rights to 'Anita'". Variety. Retrieved February 12,
- ^Lindsay, Taylor (January 28, ). "Watch: Trailer for 'ANITA,' the Story of Anita Hill and Social Justice".Anita hill documentary full biography August 4, Retrieved June 15, Retrieved October 26, She loved commercial law and contracts.
IndieWire. Retrieved February 12,
- ^"Anita ()". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 12,
- ^"Anita". Metacritic. Retrieved February 12,