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Spare Parts: Opens in theatres January 16th
“SPARE PARTS is a true life story about four Hispanic high school students who form a robotics club under the leadership of their school’s newest teacher, Fredi (GEORGE LOPEZ). With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the country’s reigning robotics champion, MIT. On their journey, they learn not only how to build a robot- they learn to build a bond that will last a lifetime.” – From sparepartsthemovie.com.
See also this insightful op-ed piece in the New York Times by Joshua Davis, who authored the book on which the movie was based: The Cruel Waste of America’s Tech Talent.
tags: Spare Parts
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