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Washington plays law professor Anita Hill, who became an
international figure when she accused her former colleague, U.S.
Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in
1991. The film premieres on the premium cable network on April
16.
"I think a lot of what the film is about is about the power of
participation," said Washington. "We're so lucky to live in a
democracy where our representatives, their job is to represent
us, but they don't get to do that unless we show up, unless we
let our voices be heard to participate through voting, so I
think that's a lot of what the film is about and I hope that
people get a window into that process and realize their own
power.”
Washington was joined on the red carpet by Hill and actor Greg
Kinnear, who plays current U.S. Vice President Joe Biden - Biden
had presided over the hearings for Thomas' nomination as
chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
"Laws have changed in the last 25 years in a huge way and you
would really look at his case as a seminal case that brought it
into the consciousness of most Americans," Kinnear said.
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