Dream Big: Engineering Our World

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Dream Big: Engineering Our World
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Directed by Greg MacGillivray
Produced byShaun MacGillivray
Narrated by Jeff Bridges
CinematographyBrad Ohlund
Edited byJason E. Paul
Stephen Judson
Mark Fletcher
Music byJohn Jennings Boyd
Distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films
Release date
Running time
42 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dream Big: Engineering Our World is a 2017 American documentary short about modern engineering and its significance. [1] It was directed by Greg MacGillivray and narrated by Jeff Bridges. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Participants

The following people appeared in the documentary: [5] [6]

Release

The film was shown at the California Science Center on February 17, 2017. [7]

Reception

The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [8] Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film four stars out of five. [9]

Nick Schager of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote that it "proves a rousing, and ravishing, call-to-engineering-arms for future generations, and should receive a welcome reception from its young target audience." [5]

Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "But though the shifts can be abrupt, the film provides an overview of a huge topic with admirable concision." [6]

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References

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  2. "'Dream Big: Engineering Our World' aims to inspire kids from around the globe". KABC-TV. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. Combemale, Leslie (24 February 2017). "New IMAX Film Dream Big: Engineering our World Inspires Girls to Engineer a Better World". Patch . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. Board, Josh (7 March 2017). "Dream Big: Engineering Our World". KSWB-TV . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 Schager, Nick (16 February 2017). "Film Review: 'Dream Big: Engineering Our World'". Variety . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. 1 2 Linden, Sheri (15 February 2017). "'Dream Big: Engineering Our World': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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