“I found this film inspiring… it should be compulsory viewing in high schools around the country… what I loved about it was the way the stories are told and how moving it was…”
– LA film critic, Lael Lowenstein, Variety, speaking on NPR
“very well made piece…If every teenager were as charming, smart, funny and well-spoken as these, the world would be a better place”
“Why You Should Watch Mary Mazzio’s New Documentary… The big takeaway from Mary Mazzio’s powerful new documentary, Ten9Eight, is clear: entrepreneurship skills training for at-risk teens will increase the odds they stay in school.”