DOCUTAH hosts free screening of “Science Fair”
By Della Lowe
DSU DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival, in collaboration with Sundance Institute and the Sundance Summer Film Series, presents a free community screening of “Science Fair” Aug. 9 at the DSU Eccles. Doors open at 6 p.m. There will be a live Q&A with co-directors Cristina Constantini and Darren Foster following the screening. Open seating at the Eccles is first come, first served. The screening is free and open to the public — no ticket needed. The Eccles Main Stage seats 500.
Every year, over 1,700 students from 75 countries compete in the annual International Science and Engineering Fair, a highly competitive showcase of the world’s top young scientific minds. Selected from millions of students, these finalists are competing for the top prize that, as one previous winner explains, “will change your life in ways you won’t even comprehend.” “Science Fair” follows one mentor and nine students from around the world as they prepare their projects and team for the 2017 International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles and work to change the world through science.
“A film festival is a unique and intimate experience way beyond sitting on the couch streaming a movie. For ten years, DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival has provided attendees with a global experience, bringing quality films and filmmakers from all over the world. Attendees will see films which often are shown nowhere else.” said Phil Tuckett, professor of digital film at DSU and executive director of the DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival. “When we launched DOCUTAH in 2010, we gave ourselves a template for the future which has steadily attracted both filmmakers and audience to experience something unique — a window on the world, a global experience in the high desert.”
With so much bad news assaulting our senses and so much concern for the future of the world, this film will help lift your spirits. These very young scientists will restore your faith in the power of positive change and the humanity and ingenuity that can bring us all together. It is privilege to be recognized by Sundance Institute as a resource for our community as we celebrate the DOCUTAH Decade.
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