Fail State (2017)
- Directed by
- Alex Shebanow
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary traces how for-profit colleges expanded in the 2000s. It focuses on the policy choices and marketing tactics that led to widespread predatory practices.
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What happens
Fail State is a 2017 feature-length documentary film chronicling the public policy decisions and marketing ploys that contributed to the growth of predatory for-profit colleges in the 2000s. Executive produced by Dan Rather and directed by Alexander Shebanow, the film was broadcast on STARZ, and was screened at events across the U.S. The film marks Shebanow's directorial debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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