Science Fair (film)
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Directed by | Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster |
Written by | Jeffrey Plunkett, Darren Foster, Cristina Costantini |
Produced by | Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster, Jeffrey Plunkett, Isaac Lee (EP), George Lansbury (EP), Keith Summa (EP) |
Edited by | Tom Maroney, Alejandro Valdes-Rochin |
Music by | Jeff Morrow |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Science Fair is a 2018 National Geographic[1] documentary film that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, winning the first ever Festival Favorite Award.[2]
Synopsis[]
It covers the lives of 9 teenagers as they prepare for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Characters followed in the film include Kashfia Rahman, a student from South Dakota who did research on the effects of risk-taking behaviors in teenagers, Anjali Chadha, a student from Kentucky who designed a project to test for arsenic, Ivo Zell, a German student who designed a new method of airplane propulsion, and two Brazilian students who innovate a way to treat the Zika virus.[3]
Reception[]
Awards[]
Regarding the Festival Favorite Award, it was described as "so engaging and inspiring that we felt it would delight audiences and be a strong contender for this award"[2] by the director of the Sundance Film Festival, and as "an ode to the teenage science geeks on whom our future depends".[4] The movie also received the Festival Favorite award from the 2018 South by Southwest Film Festival[5] and the Best Documentary Award from the 2018 Portland International Film Festival.[6] It was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary at the 40th News and Documentary Emmy Award.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Science Fair, a National Geographic Movie". National Geographic. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ a b Wednesday; January 31st; 2018. "2018 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: SCIENCE FAIR WINS FIRST-EVER FESTIVAL FAVORITE AWARD". www.sundance.org.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ Bugbee, Teo (2018-09-13). "Review: In 'Science Fair,' High School Students Are World-Class Scholars". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (31 January 2018). "Film Review: 'Science Fair'".
- ^ "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Awards Winners". SXSW. 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ "41st Portland International Film Festival". NW Film Center. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ "NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED – The Emmys". Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- 2018 films
- English-language films
- National Geographic Society films
- 2018 documentary films
- Documentary films about science