Ivory Tower (2014)

Directed by

Andrew Rossi

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

16

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the rising cost of higher education in the United States. It examines how colleges operate and questions the value of a modern university degree.

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What happens

Ivory Tower is a 2014 American documentary film written, directed and produced by Andrew Rossi. The film premiered in the competition category of the U.S. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. After its premiere at Sundance Film Festival, Participant Media, Paramount Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired distribution rights of the film. The film had a theatrical release on June 13, 2014, in the United States by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Paramount Pictures handled the international release of the film, while Participant Media handled the campaign for the film's theatrical release. The film was first broadcast on CNN on November 20, 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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