Whiz Kids

San Francisco Producer/Director Tom Shepard and New York based filmmakers Tina DiFeliciantonio and Jane C. Wagner present the new film WHIZ KIDS: a coming-of-age documentary that tells the story of three remarkably different yet equally passionate 17-year-old scientists who vie to compete in the nation's oldest, most prestigious science competition - at a time when American teens lag far behind other countries in math and science. Win or lose, these 'whiz kids' raise questions about class, courage, personal sacrifice, success and failure, and in the process, learn as much about themselves as they do about science.

Opens in San Francisco on Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 at the Balboa Theater, 3630 Balboa Street (between 37 & 38 Avenues). Check Balboa Theater for showtimes: http://www.balboamovies.com

Producer/Director Tom Shepard IN PERSON for Q&A after the 7:00 pm & before the 9:00 pm show on SATURDAY, Sept. 25, 2010