Underwater Dreams - The Movie



About the Film

Underwater Dreams, written and directed by Mary Mazzio, and narrated by Michael Peña, is an epic story of how the sons of undocumented Mexican immigrants learned how to build an underwater robot from Home Depot parts. And defeat engineering powerhouse MIT in the process.

This is how it transpired. Two energetic high school science teachers, on a whim, decided to enter their high school, a Title I school where most of the students live in poverty, into a sophisticated underwater robotics competition sponsored by the NASA and the Office of Naval Research, among others. Only four boys signed up for the competition, but once assembled, with enthusiasm and verve, they started calling oceanic engineers and military contractors for design help. They were advised that their underwater robot would require glass syntactic flotation foam. Short on money, all they could afford was PVC pipe from Home Depot. And some duct tape.

After a few test runs of their robot (aptly named Stinky), the team was confident that they would not come in last at the event, so they all piled into a beat up van to head to the competition. The boys entered the main pool area, seeing college teams in matching gear, with robots sponsored by the likes of Exxon Mobil. Feeling a bit overwhelmed, the boys put Stinky in the water for a test run. Only the PVC did not hold up. The robot leaked. And sunk.

The boys put their heads together and hilariously came up with a brilliant solution. 12 hours later, armed with 8 super-plus tampons to plug the leak in Stinky’s mechanical housing, the robot was lowered into the pool again. Only this time, Stinky performed admirably.

Fast forward to a shocking result. This rag-tag high school team of undocumented Mexican boys did what no one thought possible. The competition, however, was only the beginning. These boys forged a legacy that could not have been imagined.

Narrated by Michael Pena. Written and Directed by Mary Mazzio. Funded by the Bezos Family Foundation and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, with additional support from Babson College, the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust and others. Executive Producers: Michael Peña, Laurie Tisch, Jackie Bezos, Mike Bezos, John H. Carlson, Hope Pascucci, Mike Pascucci, Jeb Bush, Jr., Stephanie Hunt, Hunter Hunt, Christine Vachon, Sanjay Rawal, and Sarah Lenti.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 – SAN JOSE, CA – CENTURY 20 OAKRIDGE
AMC screening hosted for the community with Telemundo/NBCUniversal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 – SAN JOSE, CA – AMC EASTRIDGE MALL
AMC screening hosted by Carolyn Clark Elementary

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014 – BRANDON, FL – AMC REGENCY 20
AMC screening hosted by the Young American Dreamers

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 – GLENDALE, AZ – AMC WESTGATE 20

AMC screening hosted by the Maltese Falcons and Agua Fria High School

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 – TUCSON, AZ – TUCSON FOOTHILLS AMC 15
AMC screening hosted by the Jewish Relations Community Council

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 – WASHINGTON, DC
Hispanic Heritage Foundation Awards – Kennedy Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 – San antonio, TX
Film screening at Voto Latino’s Power Summit.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 – MILWAUKEE, WI – AMC MAYFAIR MALL 18
AMC screening hosted by St. Paul’s Robotics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 – HONOLULU, HI
Film screening at the Honolulu Museum of Art – Human Rights Showcase

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 – Philadelphia, PA
Film screening hosted by Comcast

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 – LOS ANGELES, CA – UNIVERSAL CITY WALK
AMC screening hosted by the Los Angeles Education Partnership Showcase

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