Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon is a 2009 documentary film about inner New York City teenagers who compete in an annual business plan competition run by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) written, directed, and produced by Mary Mazzio.
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Directed by | Mary Mazzio |
Written by | Mary Mazzio |
Produced by | Mary Mazzio |
Starring | Tatyana Blackwell, Jessica Cervantes, Gabriel Echoles, Shan Shan Huang, Amanda Loyola, William Mack, Anné Montague, Alexander Niles, Rodney Walker, Ja'Mal Willis |
Cinematography | Richard Klug |
Edited by | Paul Gattuso |
Music by | Alex Lasarenko |
Production company | 50 Eggs Films |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Mary Mazzio's Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon, is about teenagers competing in a nationwide business contest.[1] It follows the stories of several inner city teens (of differing race, religion, and ethnicity) as they compete in the annual business plan competition run by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).[2] The teens come from all over the country and are among the 24,000 students that compete in the event each year, with the winner taking home a $10,000 grand prize.[3][4]
It played in movie theaters owned by its sponsor, AMC Entertainment, in seven US cities.[1]
Critical reception was unenthusiastic, with a score of 46% on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] and 49 on Metacritic.[6]