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Science Fair

Nine high school students from disparate corners of the globe navigate rivalries, setbacks, and hormones on their quest to win the international science fair. Only one can be named "Best in Fair."

Director

Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster

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Box Office

$276,195

Production

Muck Media,Fusion Media Group,National Geographic,National Geographic Documentary Films

Awards

15 wins & 9 nominations

Homepage

https://films.nationalgeographic.com/science-fair

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DORIS: We see our parents
work so hard to try to remain in
the country and to support us. - Science Fair

DORIS: We see our parents work so hard to try to remain in t...

I guess we kind of have a
little burden or we feel the
responsibility to work hard. - Science Fair

I guess we kind of have a little burden or we feel the respo...

I think we have a different
mindset because usually if
you're migrating from another - Science Fair

I think we have a different mindset because usually if you&#...

You look at how many of our
scientific accomplishments
have come from people - Science Fair

You look at how many of our scientific accomplishments have ...

I mean, we wouldn't
have, like, cars, you
know, like, batteries. - Science Fair

I mean, we wouldn't have, like, cars, you know, like, b...

You, you wouldn't have the
simple things in life if it
wasn't for people who have - Science Fair

You, you wouldn't have the simple things in life if it ...

I literally spend
10, 12, 14 hours a
day working on this. - Science Fair

I literally spend 10, 12, 14 hours a day working on this.

I don't regret it,
but it does hinder my
ability to have a life. - Science Fair

I don't regret it, but it does hinder my ability to hav...

Getting married, having
a family, like, I don't
have time, I don't date, - Science Fair

Getting married, having a family, like, I don't have ti...

When other schools
hear how long I'm working
after school, they're like, - Science Fair

When other schools hear how long I'm working after scho...

-Don't forget what I told you
about these, don't lose them. - Science Fair

-Don't forget what I told you about these, don't l...

ADAM: Uh, I like the
sensation of, uh, wanting
to throw up before and - Science Fair

ADAM: Uh, I like the sensation of, uh, wanting to throw up b...

Uh, I know it's so
competitive, specifically on
Long Island because there's so - Science Fair

Uh, I know it's so competitive, specifically on Long Is...

-Hmm, patiently waiting
or impatiently waiting. - Science Fair

-Hmm, patiently waiting or impatiently waiting.

MAN (over PA): Ladies
and gentlemen, we are about to
announce those who have earned - Science Fair

MAN (over PA): Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to announc...

For environmental engineering,
from Jericho High School, - Science Fair

For environmental engineering, from Jericho High School,

-It's very difficult to
have more than one or two
projects from a school and - Science Fair

-It's very difficult to have more than one or two proje...

But this year's remarkable
because we had nine
students make it to ISEF. - Science Fair

But this year's remarkable because we had nine students...

MYELLA: No, I'm definitely
not going to wear this one. - Science Fair

MYELLA: No, I'm definitely not going to wear this one.

MOM: I'm very emotional, and
I'm also a little bit worried. - Science Fair

MOM: I'm very emotional, and I'm also a little bit...

But I'm confident
everything will work out well. - Science Fair

But I'm confident everything will work out well.

I'm happy because this
was dream come true for her.
This was her biggest dream. - Science Fair

I'm happy because this was dream come true for her. Thi...

AUNT: Are you leaving now?
MYELLA: Yes, Auntie. - Science Fair

AUNT: Are you leaving now? MYELLA: Yes, Auntie.

The difference that I see
between me and the other
students who are also going to - Science Fair

The difference that I see between me and the other students ...

They studied in better schools. - Science Fair

They studied in better schools.

Most of them live in capitals,
in large cities, their
parents have good jobs. - Science Fair

Most of them live in capitals, in large cities, their parent...

They have means.
And I see that
I'm very different. - Science Fair

They have means. And I see that I'm very different.

SOUSA: Of course, good idea
can come from anywhere. - Science Fair

SOUSA: Of course, good idea can come from anywhere.

Iracema is a very poor
municipality, in a very poor
state, in a very poor region, - Science Fair

Iracema is a very poor municipality, in a very poor state, i...

MRS. DIOGENES: She
really has a dream to
get out of here, to grow. - Science Fair

MRS. DIOGENES: She really has a dream to get out of here, to...

And I believe that
if they win over there,
maybe doors will open. - Science Fair

And I believe that if they win over there, maybe doors will ...

She will fulfill her dream,
make it out of here, find
something better. - Science Fair

She will fulfill her dream, make it out of here, find someth...

IVO: I think it's really
quite interesting to see
this quite different culture, - Science Fair

IVO: I think it's really quite interesting to see this ...

I was quite excited by this
nomination because this
will be my first time in, - Science Fair

I was quite excited by this nomination because this will be ...

KASHFIA: I'm really
excited that I'm going
to ISEF for a third year. - Science Fair

KASHFIA: I'm really excited that I'm going to ISEF...

Having all these kids that
are interested in science and
appreciate the kind of work - Science Fair

Having all these kids that are interested in science and app...

ROBBIE: I mean, I guess
I'll start with Hawaiian
shirts because it's, like, - Science Fair

ROBBIE: I mean, I guess I'll start with Hawaiian shirts...

There's this, there's this
online shop that sells, like,
old disasters from the '70s - Science Fair

There's this, there's this online shop that sells,...

ANNE: Yeah, but there
is a different standard
among computer, - Science Fair

ANNE: Yeah, but there is a different standard among computer...

Like, can I have some
time to think about that,
like, like, a minute? - Science Fair

Like, can I have some time to think about that, like, like, ...

Obviously, you know, you
have, like, universities
and stuff, they're like, - Science Fair

Obviously, you know, you have, like, universities and stuff,...

But they know I love Louis
Vuitton, so they bought me
a Louis Vuitton scarf and - Science Fair

But they know I love Louis Vuitton, so they bought me a Loui...

But winning there while
you're there is possible, too. - Science Fair

But winning there while you're there is possible, too.

When they have an opportunity
to go to an international
competition, they should win. - Science Fair

When they have an opportunity to go to an international comp...

RYAN: Heading to ISEF, I
was not in the, like, best
shape in terms of sleep, - Science Fair

RYAN: Heading to ISEF, I was not in the, like, best shape in...

We had senior prom the
night before, so at
the after-prom party, - Science Fair

We had senior prom the night before, so at the after-prom pa...

And on top of
that, I have mono. - Science Fair

And on top of that, I have mono.

But I have, like, a really
nice pesto panini sandwich,
um, on the way there. - Science Fair

But I have, like, a really nice pesto panini sandwich, um, o...

Oh, ISEF and science
fairs in general are really
notorious for, uh, partying. - Science Fair

Oh, ISEF and science fairs in general are really notorious f...

I'm never gonna put myself
in a bad situation, because
I have too much going for me. - Science Fair

I'm never gonna put myself in a bad situation, because ...

I have too much to
give to the world. - Science Fair

I have too much to give to the world.

If I started doing drugs
and other stuff now, at age
14, I probably wouldn't make - Science Fair

If I started doing drugs and other stuff now, at age 14, I p...

And then, how could
I give anything back to
the world that has given - Science Fair

And then, how could I give anything back to the world that h...

ANJALI: We're in the LA,
yeah, we're in the LA. - Science Fair

ANJALI: We're in the LA, yeah, we're in the LA.

(chanting in native language) - Science Fair

(chanting in native language)

-UAE, UAE, UAE! - Science Fair

-UAE, UAE, UAE!

This year's competition
includes more than 1,700
finalists from 78 countries, - Science Fair

This year's competition includes more than 1,700 finali...

We are so happy you are here. - Science Fair

We are so happy you are here.

Congratulations, and
have an amazing week. - Science Fair

Congratulations, and have an amazing week.

ABRAHAM: We're about to go to
the ISEF student mixer, which
is this, like, dance party. - Science Fair

ABRAHAM: We're about to go to the ISEF student mixer, w...

MYELLA: If they play
electronic music, I'm
going to dance a lot. - Science Fair

MYELLA: If they play electronic music, I'm going to dan...

RYAN: I've heard from
Harsha and other people that
usually it's around, um, - Science Fair

RYAN: I've heard from Harsha and other people that usua...

ROBBIE: It's very weird
to see all the people that
made it to the international - Science Fair

ROBBIE: It's very weird to see all the people that made...

KASHFIA: I've actually never
been to a school dance, not in
middle school or high school, - Science Fair

KASHFIA: I've actually never been to a school dance, no...

ROBBIE: You're
only there for a week and
then, and then, you know, - Science Fair

ROBBIE: You're only there for a week and then, and then...

Um, so, I think I'm gonna go
ahead and diagnose myself for
myself, and see that I am, uh, - Science Fair

Um, so, I think I'm gonna go ahead and diagnose myself ...

♪ Turn it up.
Yeah (inaudible) up.
Turn the beat up. ♪♪ - Science Fair

♪ Turn it up. Yeah (inaudible) up. Turn the beat up. ♪♪...

Please stay in the
aisles and do not
enter any of the booths. - Science Fair

Please stay in the aisles and do not enter any of the booths...

This half is physical,
that half is life. Ugh. - Science Fair

This half is physical, that half is life. Ugh.

IVO: When I first
the entered the convention
center, I was quite impressed - Science Fair

IVO: When I first the entered the convention center, I was q...

ROBBIE: It's just like this
ocean of boards and there's
just so many projects per - Science Fair

ROBBIE: It's just like this ocean of boards and there&#...

It's, you can tell it,
like, this is a total
worldwide event, like, - Science Fair

It's, you can tell it, like, this is a total worldwide ...

MCCALLA: Jericho has nine
projects here, so I figured
that if we can just have a - Science Fair

MCCALLA: Jericho has nine projects here, so I figured that i...

When I came to Jericho, my
goal was to put us on the map. - Science Fair

When I came to Jericho, my goal was to put us on the map.

MIKE: I took,
like, the most pertinent - - Science Fair

MIKE: I took, like, the most pertinent -

Make a couple
few binders, out your
name on in the project. - Science Fair

Make a couple few binders, out your name on in the project.

Every one of my kids know
what they need to do in
order to be successful. - Science Fair

Every one of my kids know what they need to do in order to b...

They understand that we're not
gonna allow them not to work
to the best of their ability. - Science Fair

They understand that we're not gonna allow them not to ...

Sometimes I'm strict
and sometimes I'm, uh,
very direct with them, - Science Fair

Sometimes I'm strict and sometimes I'm, uh, very d...

MCCALLA: But I
want those pictures. - Science Fair

MCCALLA: But I want those pictures.

Don't don't make them not want to look all right Kendra - Science Fair

Don't don't make them not want to look all right...

MAN (over PA): You may
not set up your project if
you have a form printed with - Science Fair

MAN (over PA): You may not set up your project if you have a...

If you have one of these,
please take it with you to
your SRC interview. - Science Fair

If you have one of these, please take it with you to your SR...

The last thing I wanna do
is to go to the SRC meeting. - Science Fair

The last thing I wanna do is to go to the SRC meeting.

If they called you to an SRC
meeting unless it's a simple
problem, you're probably done. - Science Fair

If they called you to an SRC meeting unless it's a simp...

JACK: There's this thing
called the Scientific Review
Committee or SRC and if - Science Fair

JACK: There's this thing called the Scientific Review C...

HARSHA: Our SRC infraction
basically, uh, states that the
review committee wants to ask - Science Fair

HARSHA: Our SRC infraction basically, uh, states that the re...

It can mean that you won't
be able to present at ISEF if
you don't get it resolved by - Science Fair

It can mean that you won't be able to present at ISEF i...

JACK: You know, looking into
an SRC, I would be first
mortified, second terrified. - Science Fair

JACK: You know, looking into an SRC, I would be first mortif...

To have that anxiety
on top of the anxiety of, - Science Fair

To have that anxiety on top of the anxiety of,

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Nine high school students from disparate corners of the globe navigate rivalries, setbacks, and hormones on their quest to win the international science fair. Only one can be named "Best in Fair."

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Director: Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster

Writer: Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster, Jeff Plunkett

Production: Muck Media,Fusion Media Group,National Geographic,National Geographic Documentary Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 79/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: $276,195

Released: 19 Oct 2018

Awards: 15 wins & 9 nominations

Homepage: https://films.nationalgeographic.com/science-fair