The Six Triple Eight
During World War II, 855 women joined the fight to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time.
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"First I want to state very clearly, although this movie already has a small (about 35 or 40) number of positive reviews, a full 18% of the votes here on IMDb are "1". What does that say? Bigotry is still pervasive, and I doubt that many who voted it "1" even took the time to watch the movie. (Edit: JAN 11th - Now with 210 reviews and about 16K votes, only 10% are "1" and the most common votes cluster around "7" and "8" which is a much better representation of the movie itself.) Yes, it is by a black writer-director. Yes, the focus is on a bat..."
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Perry filmed quickly, eager to show Mrs. Lena Derriecott Bell King, one of the last surviving members of the unit, the final cut of her story. Kerry Washington marveled at Perry's "efficiency" and brisk pace: " 'Well-oiled machine' doesn't even begin to describe it," she says, smiling at the memory. Like the women of the Six Triple Eight, Perry completed his mission, and he traveled to see King at her Las Vegas home before she died on Jan. 18, 2024, at age 100. He showed her the film on his iPad. "We sat and watched, and she was saluting the iPad and right back in the moment," recalls Perry. "After, she cried and said, 'Thank you for letting the world know that Black women contributed.' "
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During World War II, 855 women joined the fight to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time.