Cinequest 2009
Whiz Kids held a sneak preview screening Sunday, March 1. The film is a documentary covering the lives of three participants in the Intel Science Talent Search. Each is a high school student with a passion for making profound advancements in science. While most 17 year-olds play Nintendo or whatever, these Whiz Kids are planning to change our future. America sits lonely at the bottom of the science and math balance, well behind most other first – and some second – world nations. Who wants a doctor who can blast his way to the top of a video game but has poor surgery skills? These kids provide a spark of hope that our future might still be in good hands. I hope this film makes a commercial splash and impacts the minds of some of our young people. We could use their help in making our tomorrow. This documentary was very well done.