
“Countless wires and cardboard. Zero time. One toucan.”

A group of undergraduate students at UC San Diego learn the difficulties of creating an audio animatronic. Faced with budget and time constraints, these students embark on a journey filled with comedic moments, setbacks, and betrayal to get their animatronic named “Taro” to talk.
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A group of undergraduate students at UC San Diego learn the difficulties of creating an audio animatronic. Faced with budget and time constraints, these students embark on a journey filled with comedic moments, setbacks, and betrayal to get their animatronic named “Taro” to talk.
Making Taro Talk: A Documentary (2025) was directed by TEA at UCSD. The film is a Documentary, Drama production with a runtime of 0h 48m, rated 10.0/10.
Making Taro Talk: A Documentary runs 0h 48m (48 minutes total). Audience rating: 10.0/10 from 2 votes. Genre: Documentary, Drama.
Making Taro Talk: A Documentary is rated 10.0/10 by 2 viewers — exceptional and highly recommended. A good pick for Documentary and Drama fans.