Hailed by critics as “supremely entertaining,” “infectious and exuberant” and “the funniest movie of the year,” winner of the audience award at Sundance and SXSW, National Geographic Documentary Films’ SCIENCE FAIR follows nine high-school students from around the globe as they navigate rivalries, setbacks and, of course, hormones on their journey to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair. As 1,700 of the smartest, quirkiest teens from 78 different countries face off, only one will be named Best in Fair. The film, from Muck Media and directed by the DuPont Award-winning and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaking team of Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster, offers a front-row seat to the victories, defeats and motivations of an incredible group of young men and women who are on a path to change their lives, and the world, through science.

Panelists:

Cristina Costantini, Co-Director, Producer

Darren Foster, Co-Director, Producer

Dr. Serena McCalla, Science Research Coordinator; Founder of iResearch Institute

Ryan Folz, Student, Northeastern University

Anjali Chadha, Student, DuPont Manual High School

Abraham Riedel-Mishaan, Student, Carnegie Mellon University

Myllena Braz Da Silva, Student, Hancock International College

Media Contacts:

Kristin Montalbano, kristin.montalbano@natgeo.com, 202-912-3244

Olivia Trexler, olivia.trexler@natgeo.com, 202-912-6625