![]() And it's kind of a wish-fulfillment script for the ladies-they worked their asses off and it's totally true, but their dreams came true. So this film was sort of pure wish-fulfillment for me to write. And it's just crushing to me because, for instance, I have two best friends from Stanford that are Indian and there's a character that's a composite of their names in almost every script, and it has yet to make it to screen. ![]() I can't tell you how many times I've written scripts where it was a diverse cast and it gets cast as all white. Hidden Figures goes deeper than merely telling a story of how three black women overcome endless obstacles to accomplish their dreams - it explores a deep and supportive friendship between women who find ways to lift each other up in the face of adversity.Īllison Schroeder, who co-adapted the screenplay alongside director Theodore Melfi, tells Broadly what it meant to bring such an important story to the screen and how her own personal experiences as a woman in STEM brought the story to life.īroadly: For you writing this screenplay, were there times where you were like, "I wish there was more like this, this is such an important story to tell."Īllison Schroeder: Oh yeah, I mean I'm the co-chair of the Women's Committee at the Guild and on the Diversity Advisory Group, so this is kind of my mission and I've been writing scripts like this for years and a lot of the times nobody would pay attention or nobody would buy them or people would buy them and change them drastically. While their accomplishments are significant (Katherine Johnson has a building at NASA named after her), none of these women are household names. It's easy to write off Hidden Figures as a run of the mill, feel good award season bait, but the film tells a necessary and important story not many are familiar with already.
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