Dream Big: Engineering Our World Explained

Dream Big: Engineering Our World
Director:	Greg MacGillivray
Producer:	Shaun MacGillivray
Narrator:	Jeff Bridges
Music:	John Jennings Boyd
Cinematography:	Brad Ohlund
Editing:	Jason E. Paul Stephen Judson Mark Fletcher
Distributor:	MacGillivray Freeman Films
Runtime:	42 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

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]}

Participants

The following people appeared in the documentary:

• Avery Bang
• Steve Burrows
• Angelica Hernandez
• Fredi Lajvardi
• Menzer Pehlivan

Release

The film was shown at the California Science Center on February 17, 2017.^[5]

Reception

The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[6] Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film four stars out of five.^[7]

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."^[8]

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."^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Dream Big: Engineering Our World 3D" Premieres at the Challenger Learning Center. 2 March 2017. WTXL-TV. 6 December 2020.
2. Web site: 'Dream Big: Engineering Our World' aims to inspire kids from around the globe. 19 February 2017. KABC-TV. 6 December 2020.
3. Web site: Combemale. Leslie. New IMAX Film Dream Big: Engineering our World Inspires Girls to Engineer a Better World. 24 February 2017. Patch. 6 December 2020.
4. Web site: Board. Josh. Dream Big: Engineering Our World. 7 March 2017. KSWB-TV. 6 December 2020.
5. Web site: "DREAM BIG 3D: Engineering Our World" Hopes to Inspire the Hearts and Minds of the Next Generation of Engineers Opens at the California Science Center on February 17, 2017. 24 January 2017. PR Newswire. 6 December 2020.
6. Web site: Dream Big: Engineering Our World. Rotten Tomatoes. 6 December 2020.
7. Web site: Sandie Angulo Chen. Dream Big: Engineering Our World. Common Sense Media. 6 December 2020.
8. Web site: Schager. Nick. Film Review: ‘Dream Big: Engineering Our World’. 16 February 2017. Variety. 6 December 2020.
9. Web site: Linden. Sheri. ‘Dream Big: Engineering Our World’: Film Review. 15 February 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. 6 December 2020.