{"id":6390,"date":"2020-12-01T02:46:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T09:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=6390"},"modified":"2020-12-05T14:46:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T21:46:56","slug":"team-marco-family-friendly-comedy-that-will-bring-you-joy-and-inspire-you-to-seize-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2020\/team-marco-family-friendly-comedy-that-will-bring-you-joy-and-inspire-you-to-seize-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Marco * Family-Friendly Comedy That Will Bring You Joy And Inspire You To Seize The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/teammarco.poster.jpg?resize=137%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6391\" width=\"137\" height=\"201\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Marco, 12, is obsessed with his iPad and hardly leaves the house. But when his grandmother dies and his grandfather moves in, Marco&#8217;s life is turned upside-down and he&#8217;s forced&#8230;to go play outside. &#8220;Nonno&#8221; (Grandpa) introduces him to bocce ball and to the neighborhood crew of old Italian men who play daily at the local court. With sport, laughter and love, Marco finds connection to other people and rounds up a team of neighborhood kids to take on Marco&#8217;s grandfather and his pals. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Katherine S. comments, \u201c<em>Team&nbsp;Marco<\/em>&nbsp;is a wonderful, heartwarming and sweet movie. This family-friendly fun comedy will have you laughing, bring you joy and inspire you to seize each day.\u201d See her full review below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Team&nbsp;Marco<br>By Katherine S., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Team\u00a0Marco<\/em>\u00a0is a wonderful, heartwarming and sweet movie. This family-friendly fun comedy will have you laughing, bring you joy and inspire you to seize each day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/krKX1ECUsyU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>This movie is about a boy named\u00a0Marco\u00a0(Owen Vaccaro) who is insanely addicted to video games. When his grandmother dies and his house nearly burns down, his grandpa, Nonno (Anthony Patellis), moves in. Nonno is extremely bothered with his grandson\u2019s obsession with video games. Nonno will not stand for this and takes measures into his own hands. He decides to take away all of\u00a0Marco\u2019s electronics and forces him to play outside. Nonno teaches\u00a0Marco\u00a0his favorite sport &#8211; bocce ball. Can\u00a0Marco\u00a0and his\u00a0team\u00a0of friends beat Nonno and his gang of neighborhood Italian bocce ballers in a bocce ball tournament?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4P05F4ZWbxc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>This movie was written, directed and produced by Julio Vincent Gambuto, and it is his first feature film. This story is inspired by a real-life experience. About four years ago, when Julio was visiting his nieces and nephews, he noticed that his nephew,\u00a0Marco, didn\u2019t even greet him when he arrived at their house because his head was buried in his electronics. This sparked the idea for his movie. The film takes place in Julio\u2019s beloved hometown, Staten Island, NY. It was filmed on location, which was very important to Julio. He loves his hometown community and was passionate about it being filmed on Staten Island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r2LBEw2be34\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite characters are Nonno and\u00a0Marco. I really like the performances of Anthony Patellis because of his dry sense of humor and his love of family, which shines through. He is very entertaining while playing the cranky grandpa battling technology. Owen Vaccaro convincingly plays the \u201cpre-teen techie\u201d\u00a0Marco. I can relate to his love of electronics and his struggles trying to balance Nonno\u2019s desire for conversation, friendship and connecting through Nonno\u2019s favorite sport, bocce ball. My favorite part of the movie is when Nonno is trying to figure out the Google Assistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main message of the movie is to be present when around your family. This film shows technology is not always bad, and in fact connects us. It also reminds everyone that, while technology will be around forever, your family will not be. Cherish the time you have with your family.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give&nbsp;<em>Team&nbsp;Marco<\/em>&nbsp;4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 6 to 14, plus adults.&nbsp;<em>Team&nbsp;Marco<\/em>&nbsp;will be released on most streaming platforms November 20, 2020. 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