• Release Date: Nov 13, 2009
Metascore

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics What's this?

  • Summary: This is the compelling question behind award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio's newest project TEN9EIGHT, a thought provoking film which tells the inspirational stories of several inner city teens (of differing race, religion, and ethnicity) from Harlem to Compton and all points in between, as they compete in an annual business plan competition run by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). (50 Eggs Films) Expand
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  1. Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    60
    It's the type of film you might expect to see at a fund-raising dinner or a convention banquet, not in a commercial theater. That said, it's a very well-made piece of boosterism.
  2. Reviewed by: Drew Toal
    60
    One of the main explanations for our country's inner-city high-school dropout rate is that public education doesn't teach skills applicable to life outside the classroom. Director Mary Mazzio's film, part documentary and part public-service announcement, offers a plausible alternative, which may prompt a discussion of totally revamping standard curriculum.

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