Confirmation / HBO Films presents a Groundswell production, a Simpson Street production in association with ABC Signature Studios ; produced by Darren Demetre ; written by Susannah Grant ; directed by Rick Famuyiwa.
Publisher:
Distributed by Warner Home Video,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Container of (work): Confirmation (Television program : 2016) Container of (expression): Confirmation (Television program : 2016). French. Container of (expression): Confirmation (Television program : 2016). Spanish.
Notes:
Wide screen. Originally broadcast on television in 2016. Special features: Kerry Washington on the historical impact; Wendell Pierce on the historical impact; Confirmation: character spots. Kerry Washington, Wendell Pierce, Greg Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Eric Stonestreet, Bill Irwin, Zoe Lister-Jones, Grace Gummer, Treat Williams, Dylan Baker, Erika Christensen, Jennifer Hudson.
Summary:
Look behind the curtain of Washington politics, depicting the explosive 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings where Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment. The hearings brought the country to a standstill and became a pivotal moment in American culture forever changing how people perceive and experience workplace equality and gender politics.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.