Winner
International Documentary Association Award
Career Achievement Award (2013)
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Anita
Directed by Freida Lee Mock
2013•76 min
- Genre
- Documentary
- Topic
- Justice
- Mood
- Gripping
- Language
- English
- Featured in
- A Life’s Work
Synopsis
Speaking truth to power
The story of young, brilliant African-American Anita Hill who accuses the Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of unwanted sexual advances during explosive Senate Hearings in 1991 and ignites a political firestorm about sexual harassment, race, power and politics that resonates today.
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Selected Awards
Footnote
- Social impact
Documents Anita Hill's 1991 Senate testimony against Clarence Thomas, a turning point in the national conversation on workplace sexual harassment — premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Main Cast
Anita HillSelf
Clarence ThomasSelf
Joe BidenSelf (archive footage)
Alan K. SimpsonSelf (archive footage)
Arlen SpecterSelf (archive footage)
Orrin HatchSelf (archive footage)
Ted KennedySelf (archive footage)
Strom ThurmondSelf (archive footage)Director
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