Anita Hill and Freida Lee Mock introduce Anita

In 1991, the televised coverage of Anita Hill testifying that Supreme Court–nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her riveted the nation and mobilized activism around sexual harassment. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock, this new documentary sheds light on the important legacy of those hearings. Hill and Mock will introduce the film and participate in a Q&A following the screening moderated by Wendy G. Smooth, associate professor in Ohio State’s Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Mock has directed and produced a number of documentaries, including the Oscar-winning Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994), Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember (1990), and Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006). Anita Hill is currently a professor of social policy, law, and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management. (77 mins., video)

Anita is presented with major support from Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Wexner Center for the Arts; Moritz College of Law; First Year Experience/Enrollment Services; Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Office of Compliance and Integrity; College of Social Work; and Department of History; as well as the Women’s Fund of Central Ohio.

The event is cosponsored by Ohio State’s The Women’s Place, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, Gender Initiatives in STEMM, Multicultural Center, Asian American Studies, Department of African American and African Studies, b, Department of Comparative Studies, and the Department of History’s Modern U.S. History Seminar.