

More Than Robots
Directed by actor Gillian Jacobs (Community), this inspirational documentary follows four teams of teenagers from around the world as they prepare for the 2020 FIRST Robotics Competition.
Get to know teams from Los Angeles, Mexico City and Chiba, Japan as they work towards the goal of taking their unique designs all the way to the highly competitive global championships. Although they are faced with overcoming challenges along the way, such as having limited resources within their community or putting everything on hold because of a world-wide pandemic, the kids persevere and learn that there is a lot more to the competition than just robots.
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- Gillian Jacobs
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The New York Times
Like many of the young inventors she documents, Jacobs has created a project that doesn’t fall apart at first touch. But her film doesn’t meet the mark for excellence, either.
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More Than Robots is available to stream in New Zealand now on Disney+.