Among the host of education reform documentaries that have been coming out recently, Ten9Eight is not one to be missed.

Ten9Eight, directed by filmmaker Mary Mazzio, highlights the stories of a diverse group of inner-city teens across the nation as they compete in an annual business plan competition held by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). The idea for the film was borne out of the shocking statistic, “In America, a kid drops out of high school every 9 seconds.” Ten9Eight explores how things could be if they didn’t. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote last week, “Obama should arrange for this movie to be shown in every classroom in America. It is the most inspirational, heartwarming film you will ever see.”

For director Mary Mazzio, Rodney Walker’s story stood out as one of the most inspirational; “Frankly, he embodies the American Dream.” This Chicago South Sider was put into the foster care system at age 5, and wound up homeless in the streets. But instead of becoming a statistic, Rodney chose to stay in school.

It was in high school that Rodney found out about the NFTE program and, combined with his passion for music and film, created a business plan to launch a video production company called Forever Life Music and Video Production with his friend and business partner, Gabriel Echoles. Rodney and Gabriel ultimately finished in the top three at nationals in NFTE’s 2008 business plan competition. Now, Rodney attends Morehouse College on scholarship, majoring in business and participating in a work-study program, producing videos for the school in addition to pursuing his entrepreneurship goals.

Robbie Martin, 17, deaf since birth, started The Deaf Academy to teach sign language to fellow students.

Anné Montague, 17, was raised by her truck driver father as her mother suffered from a drug addiction. Her love of dance and choreography got her through the tough times, leading her to found her own dance company.

Shan Shan Huang, 19, emigrated from China to the U.S. with her family when she was a high schooler, and after noticing the cell phone charger vending machines in airports and hotels in her home country, she drew up a plan to import the machines to the U.S. market.

These stories and more are featured in this exceptional film. Catch Ten9Eight this Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7, at noon on BET, with a repeat telecast on Centric the following night, Monday, Feb. 8 at 8pm.