Own the Room

Name: Own the Room
Genre: Documentary
Released: March 12, 2021
Rating: 68

2021

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Disney+ | Release Date (Streaming): March 12, 2021 | TV-14

Summary: Five students from disparate corners of the planet take their budding business ventures to Macau, China, to compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Santosh is from a small farming town in Nepal; Alondra works the register at her family’s bakery in Puerto Rico; Henry is a programming wiz from Nairobi; Jason is a marketing machineFive students from disparate corners of the planet take their budding business ventures to Macau, China, to compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Santosh is from a small farming town in Nepal; Alondra works the register at her family’s bakery in Puerto Rico; Henry is a programming wiz from Nairobi; Jason is a marketing machine from Greece; and Daniela, an immigrant fleeing the crisis in Venezuela, is taking on the chemical industry from her lab at NYU. In the uplifting film, each of the business hopefuls has overcome immense obstacles in pursuing their dreams, from hurricanes to poverty to civil unrest. As they represent their countries as the top student entrepreneurs, the high-stakes global finals are their opportunity to win worldwide attention and the coveted $100,000 grand prize to make their life-changing business ideas a reality and transform the world.… Expand

Director: Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: TV-14

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Alan Ng

Mar 12, 2021

Own The Room is fun, hopeful, and inspiring to any future entrepreneur and a must-watch. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Arielle Bernstein

Mar 12, 2021

While Own the Room succeeds at offering a captivating look at its incredible subjects, it also avoids more complicated questions about how we can best support young people and help them achieve their dreams. Read full review

John Anderson

Mar 11, 2021

The world may be divided into “developed,” “developing” and “under-developed,” but the young people here seem to pay no attention to such differences. They may be thinking locally, but they’re aspiring globally. Read full review

Kyle Turner

Mar 12, 2021

Tucked like a pair of aces into a solid but unremarkable hand of poker is a story arc that not only heightens the dramatic tension, but also clarifies the film’s more compelling ideas, skillfully tying the stories of the documentary’s subjects to their political subtext. Read full review

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