Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon

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.

Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon
Directed byMary Mazzio
Written byMary Mazzio
Produced byMary Mazzio
StarringTatyana Blackwell, Jessica Cervantes, Gabriel Echoles, Shan Shan Huang, Amanda Loyola, William Mack, Anné Montague, Alexander Niles, Rodney Walker, Ja'Mal Willis
CinematographyRichard Klug
Edited byPaul Gattuso
Music byAlex Lasarenko
Production
company
Release date
  • November 13, 2009 (2009-11-13)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

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

Critical reception was unenthusiastic. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 46% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 49 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[6]

References
  1. Hale, Mike (2016). "Ten9Eight: Shoot For The Moon (2009)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. "Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon Tweet0 0". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. Moyer, Justin (13 November 2009). "Movie review: 'Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon' by Mary Mazzio". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  4. Fine, Marshall (13 November 2009). "'Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon': We have lift-off". Hollywoodandfine.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  5. "Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon (2009)". Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  6. "Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon". Retrieved 2023-03-05.
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