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May 25, 2013 · Anita: Speaking Truth to Power: Directed by Freida Lee Mock. With Jill Abramson, Joe Biden, John Carr, Orrin Hatch. A profile of Anita Hill, the African-American lawyer who challenged Clarence Thomas' nomination to the US Supreme Court and thus exposed the problem of sexual harassment to the world.
- (573)
- Documentary, History
- Freida Lee Mock
- 2013-05-25
Anita: Speaking Truth to Power is an 2013 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.
- $176,979
- Freida Mock
- Freida Mock
- Lili Haydn
ANITA tells the story about a 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 20 years later today.
Anita: Speaking Truth to Power, a feature documentary by Academy-Award-winning director Freida Mock, tells the harrowing and inspiring story of Anita Hill, the elegant, dignified African-American woman who charged Supreme-Court nominee Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment in 1991 Senate hearings.
ANITA: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER tells a story that begins in the fall of 1991 when Clarence Thomas was nominated by George H.W. Bush to the Supreme Court. A former coworker of his, Anita Hill, was subpoenaed to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee to talk about her experiences being sexually harassed by Thomas.
