CINEMA SUNDAY

In 1947 Jackie Robinson endures relentless racism from the public, the press and even his own teammates when he becomes the first black man to play in Major League Baseball.

In 1978, a southern textile factory worker decides she can no longer tolerate the deplorable working conditions the employees are being forced to endure. She teams up with a visiting labor union organizer and sets out on the difficult, and sometimes dangerous endeavor of unionizing her workplace.

The incredible true story of 3 brilliant African American women who served as the mathematical architects behind the scenes at NASA, during the most critical years of the space race.  Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson crossed gender and racial lines to inspire generations of Americans to reach for the sky.

Erin Brockovich, while working as a file clerk at a law firm, begins researching a pro bono real estate case. What she discovers is a toxic groundwater contamination that Pacific Gas & Electric covered up for decades. Her determination to hold them accountable helped lead to a historic direct-action settlement for the residents of Hinkley, California.

In 1977, former President Richard Nixon decides to break his silence. He agrees to  an all-inclusive interview meant to confront lingering questions about his time in office, specifically the Watergate scandal that ended his Presidency. Sitting across from him is David Frost, a breezy British television host, who many mistakenly believe is not up to the challenge.