Own the Room
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{{Infobox film
| name = Own the Room
| image = Own_the_room.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster
| producer = Rupert Maconick, Jeffrey Plunkett, Tobias Lütke, Jason Badal, Colin McRae, Carolyn Bernstein, Carolyn Bernstein
| music = Jeff Morrow
| cinematography = Michael Lockridge
| editing = Jacob Fisher, Sasha Perry
| studio = National Geographic Documentary Films
Shopify Studios
| distributor = Disney+
| released = {{Film date|2021|03|12}}
| runtime = 91 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Own the Room is a 2021 National Geographic documentary film directed by Christina Costantini and Darren Foster, released on Disney+ on March 12, 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-08|title=Disney+ to Exclusively Premiere Documentary 'Own the Room' on March 12|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210208005708/en/Disney-to-Exclusively-Premiere-Documentary-%E2%80%98Own-the-Room%E2%80%99-on-March-12|access-date=2021-03-20|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}} The film follows five students who compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards for a grand prize of $100,000.{{Citation|title=Own the Room|url=https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/movie/own-the-room|language=en-US|access-date=2021-03-20}}
Premise
Five students travel to Macau, to represent their countries and compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards for a grand prize of $100,000. The film follows Santosh from Nepal, Alondra from Puerto Rico, Henry from Kenya, Jason from Greece, and Daniela from Venezuela. Each of the students detail their business ventures, including the challenges they have had to face to get where they are today.
Release
The film premiered on Disney+ on March 12, 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-08 |title=Disney+ to Exclusively Premiere Documentary 'Own the Room' on March 12 |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210208005708/en/Disney-to-Exclusively-Premiere-Documentary-%E2%80%98Own-the-Room%E2%80%99-on-March-12 |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}
Reception
= Critical reception =
Own the Room holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews.{{Citation|title=Own the Room (2021)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/own_the_room|language=en|access-date=2021-03-20}} Critic Jamie Davis describes the film as "the story of possibility, of daring to dream, of having the audacity to advocate for change even when people believe you can't or when life holds you back."{{Cite web|title=Documentary OWN THE ROOM celebrates overachieving kids|url=http://www.moviejawn.com/home/2021/3/9/own-the-room-review|access-date=2021-03-20|website=Moviejawn|language=en-US}} According to Metacritic, which assigned it a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 4 critics, the film received "generally favorable reviews".{{Citation |title=Own the Room |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/own-the-room |access-date=2022-05-17}}
= Accolades =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Award !Category !Nominee(s) !Result !Ref. |
| rowspan="2" |2021
| rowspan="2" |Imagen Foundation Awards |Best Director - Feature Film |Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=2021-08-02 |title=2021 Imagen Awards Film and TV Nominations Announced (Full List) |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/imagen-awards-nominations-2021-list-1235033023/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} |
| Best Documentary
|Own the Room |{{Nominated}} |
References
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External links
- {{Disney+ movie}}
{{National Geographic documentary films}}
Category:National Geographic Society films
Category:Disney+ original films
Category:Documentary films about business
Category:2021 documentary films