ZERO GRAVITY
A diverse group of middle-school students from San Jose, CA, compete in a nationwide tournament sponsored by MIT and NASA to code satellites aboard the International Space Station.
ZERO GRAVITY premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival in March 2021
Genre:
Documentary
Subgenre:
Science, Space, Inspirational, Family
Language:
English with Spanish Subtitles
Country:
Runtime:
Director:
Producers:
Media Sparks Role:
Sales:
USA
73 Minutes
Thomas Verrette
Thomas Verrette and Haller Rice
Executive Producer
Stacey Parks/ Media Sparks
Synopsis
ZERO GRAVITY follows a diverse group of middle-school students from San Jose, CA, who compete in a nationwide tournament to code satellites aboard the International Space Station. Seen through the wondrous eyes of three young students and their first-time coach, they each take an intimate and personal journey to space as their team grows from amateur coders to representing California in the ISS Finals Tournament -- the culmination of a summer-long adventure that sees their incredible accomplishment performed by astronauts in orbit.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Thomas Verrette
Producers: Thomas Verrette/ Haller Rice
Media Sparks Role: Executive Producer