Stellar Calculations Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS and director Theodore Melfi balance nostalgia and realism on a widescreen canvas for the true story of Hidden Figures. By Jean Oppenheimer *|* 70 January 2017 H istory is filled with unsung heroes, three of whom finally get the recognition they deserve in Hidden Figures, a nonfiction drama about a trio of AfricanAmerican women whose mathematical and engineering skills were instrumental in achieving America's dream of sending a man into space. The movie touches upon NASA's first two forays beyond Earth's atmosphere, but is most concerned with its third mission, in 1962, during which John Glenn became the first astronaut to orbit the Earth - a feat that would not have been possible without the brilliant calculations of Katherine Johnson, American Cinematographer