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#SXSW: “MORE THAN ROBOTS”

By Amanda Gilmore

More Than Robots is about adversity, sportsmanship, giving back, and ultimately finding who you are.

This inspiring Documentary from Actor-turned-Director Gillian Jacobs follows four teams of teenagers from around the world as they prepare for the 2020 FIRST® Robotics Competition. Jacobs narrows-in on the teams from Los Angeles, Mexico City and Chiba, Japan as they work on their unique designs with the goal of competing in the global championships.

Jacobs gets us access to this highly-competitive world of Robotics right before the pandemic hit. Therefore, showing them as they are meant to be: big sporting events. With the fans in the stands and mascots pumping them up, the atmosphere is infectious. Jacobs makes us want to be there right along with it, which makes the final minutes of the Doc all the more upsetting. The teams who made it to the Championship never got to go due to the pandemic.

Jacobs manages to use the pandemic to show us the resilience of these engineers. During this disconnected time, the teammates realize they’re stronger together. Instead of being upset about the cancelled competitions, they mobilize to make changes in their communities. That’s the heart of More Than Robots, the effect this club has on its members. They learn perseverance, patience and collaboration. In doing so, these members learn who they are and what they want to do in the world.

Jacobs’ brilliant turn as a Director with the inspiring More Than Robots will have you rushing to get to the next Robotics Competition in your area.

More Than Robots will release on Disney+ on Friday, March 18, 2022.

More Than Robots screens at SXSW ’22 as follows:


In-Person:
Monday, March 14 at 7:30 PM EST – SXSW Film Theatre

Tuesday, March 15 at 7:00 PM EST – Satellite Venue: AFS Cinema

Wednesday, March 16 at 8:15 PM EST – Alamo Lamar D

Online:
Tuesday, March 15 at 10:00 AM EST – Available for 48 hours

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A “COME PLAY” PRIZE PACK

Focus Features x Mr. Will want to give you a chance to win an exciting COME PLAY giveaway, just in-time for Halloween! The giveaway includes an exclusive advanced screening link to watch the film from the comfort of your own home + a surprise promo item!! Larry Just Wants A Friend…is that too much to ask for?

Synopsis:

Newcomer Azhy Robertson stars as Oliver, a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.) must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.


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COME PLAY arrives this Halloween.

(Photo/video credit: Focus Features)

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “COME PLAY”

Right in time for Halloween is COME PLAY starring Gillian Jacobs, John Gallagher Jr. and Azhy Robertson. See the new Trailer!

Story: 

Newcomer Azhy Robertson stars as Oliver, a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.) must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen. The film is produced by The Picture Company for Amblin Partners.

See the Trailer:


Focus Features release COME PLAY Friday, October 30, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Focus Features)

#FIRSTLOOK: “I USED TO GO HERE” TRAILER

From Producers Andy Samberg, Jorma Tacome and Akiva Schaffer comes I USED TO GO HERE, directed by Kris Rey and starring Gillian Jacobs and Jemaine Clement!

SYNOPSIS:

Following the lackluster launch of her debut novel, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin (Gillian Jacobs) receives a welcome invitation from her former professor and old crush (Jemaine Clement) to speak at her alma mater. With her book tour cancelled, and her ego deflated, Kate hopes that returning to her old college as a published author will give her the morale boost she sorely needs. Instead, she falls into a comical regression—from misadventures with eccentric twenty-year olds to feelings of jealousy toward her former professor’s new favorite student. Bittersweet emotion and awkward humor abound as Kate journeys through her past to redefine her future in this big-hearted fourth feature from writer/director Kris Rey.

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Pacific Northwest Pictures release I USED TO GO HERE Friday, August 7, 2020 on Digital and On-Demand.

(Photo/video credit: Pacific Northwest Pictures)

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