Underwater Dreams
| Underwater Dreams | |
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| Directed by | Mary Mazzio |
| Written by | Mary Mazzio |
| Produced by | Mary Mazzio |
| Starring | Lorenzo Santillan, Oscar Vazquez, Luis Aranda, Cristian Arcega, Angelica Hernandez, Fredi Lajvardi, Allan Cameron |
| Narrated by | Michael Peña |
| Cinematography | Richard Klug Joe Gasso |
| Edited by | Paul Gattuso |
| Music by | Alex Lasarenko |
Production company | |
Release date | 2014 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Underwater Dreams is a documentary film written, directed, and produced by Mary Marzio. The film chronicles the story of how the sons of undocumented Mexican immigrants learned how to build underwater robots, and go up against MIT in the process.
Synopsis
Underwater Dreams is the true story of a team of undocumented Mexican high school students, who under the tutelage of two of their teachers, enter the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center's annual International ROV competition.[1] which is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Marine Technology Society, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and NASA. The four boys from Carl Hayden High School[2] in Phoenix competed against college teams all across the United States including MIT.[3][4]
Another film, Spare Parts about the Carl Hayden team was released January 16, 2015. It stars George Lopez and Marisa Tomei.[5]
References
- ^ "Marine Advanced Technology Education Center". Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Falcon Robotics FRC Team 842". Google Sites. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "About the Film". www.underwaterdreamsfilm.com. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Underwater Dreams: A Reel Progress screening and live Q&A". AmericanProgress.org. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ Brinkman, Camilla (17 March 2014). "Underwater Dreams Features MIT ROV Team". Slice of MIT. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
External links
- Official movie website
- Underwater Dreams at IMDb
- Underwater Dreams on Facebook
- Movie Trailer Video on YouTube
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