Hidden Figures (2016) – Filming Locations
Drama / History · Directed by Theodore Melfi · Starring Kevin Costner, Taraji P. Henson
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Where was Hidden Figures filmed?
- Hampton, Virginia, United States, Hampton – Katherine Johnson and her colleagues work as human computers in the Space Task Group offices. The primary filming location where much of the office work and computing sequences were shot, capturing the actual workplace where the real women mathematicians performed their groundbreaking calculations
- Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, Williamsburg – Scenes depicting the segregated 1960s Virginia landscape and period-appropriate buildings. The historic site provided authentic 1960s-era Virginia locations for establishing shots and background scenes reflecting the era of segregation
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, Richmond – Street scenes and neighborhood sequences depicting Katherine Johnson's life in segregated Virginia. Downtown Richmond served as a stand-in for period 1960s segregated Virginia neighborhoods where the characters lived and experienced daily life
- Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, Charlottesville – Various establishing shots and period scenes representing 1960s Virginia locations. The UVA campus and Charlottesville area provided additional Virginia locations that captured the period setting and regional landscape