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

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)

Trailer

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