Over the past decade, countries like China and India vastly increased support

Over the past decade, countries like China and India vastly increased support for research and development, while U.S. funding remained largely stagnant. Government appropriations for agencies such as the National Institutes of Health decreased and scientists around the country almost uniformly complained that this lack of support led to a stifling of innovation. Not surprisingly, U.S. teens now rank 24th in the world in math and science. As global economies become increasingly competitive, America’s future rests on the shoulders of our next generation. The main characters in WHIZ KIDS demonstrate that American students can meet that challenge.

The Science Talent Search began in 1942 and is the oldest, most prestigious science competition in America. Formerly sponsored by Westinghouse, it is now known as the Intel Science Talent Search. Each year over two thousand students compete for prizes totaling more than $1.5 million. In the end, forty finalists travel to Washington D.C. to present their research to top scientists and vie for a $100,000 grand prize.

Of course some are Asian!

This documentary opens in NYC on June 4 and in LA on June 11.