Viewers will get a chance to watch the documentary ‘Own The Room’ on Disney+ on March 12.
Students from different nationalities participate at the 2019 EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (Disney+)
Plot
The upcoming documentary tells the amazing story of five students who overcame all the obstacles in pursuing their dreams. The film shows how they fought poverty and civil unrest to represent their respective countries at a global event and do their best to clinch the coveted $100,000 grand prize that will change their lives.
Talking about the film, co-directors Costantini and Foster said, “Given the difficult time our world is facing, this enthusiastic and determined group of young entrepreneurs are a ray of hope for a better, brighter future. We are excited to be working alongside National Geographic again and cannot imagine a more perfect platform than Disney+ to share these incredible stories and inspire children and adults alike to make a positive impact on our world.
National Geographic Documentary Films has partnered once more with Science Fair filmmakers Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster on a feature-length documentary for streaming service Disney+.
Produced by Shopify Studios and Saville Productions, Own the Room charts the journeys .
February 9, 2021
“Own the Room,” a feature documentary from Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster, will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on March 12th. The project is the second film from the Emmy and DuPont Award-winning filmmaking duo, following “Science Fair,” which made its streaming debut on Disney+ last year.
The description reads, “’Own the Room’ chronicles five students from disparate corners of the planet as they take their budding business ventures to Macau, China, to compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Santosh is from a small farming town in Nepal; Alondra works the register at her family’s bakery in Puerto Rico; Henry is a programming wiz from Nairobi; Jason is a marketing machine from Greece; and Daniela, an immigrant fleeing the crisis in Venezuela, is taking on the chemical industry from her lab at NYU.”
OWN THE ROOM Will Stream on Disney Plus
The documentary premieres exclusively on Disney+ on March 12..by TV News Desk
Following the success of the Emmy Award-winning, Sundance and SXSW audience favorite Science Fair, National Geographic Documentary Films and filmmakers Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster are joining forces once again on the feature documentary Own the Room , which will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on March 12. Own the Room chronicles five students from disparate corners of the planet as they take their budding business ventures to Macau, China, to compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Santosh is from a small farming town in Nepal; Alondra works the register at her family s bakery in Puerto Rico; Henry is a programming wiz from Nairobi; Jason is a marketing machine from Greece; and Daniela, an immigrant fleeing the crisis in Venezuela, is taking on the chemical industry from her lab at NYU.