Fail State
NAME OF FILM: FAIL STATE
DIRECTOR(S): Alex Shebanow
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: Executive produced by Dan Rather, Fail State explores the dark side of higher education in America, focusing on the rise of for-profit colleges.
One hundred sixty-six features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 91st Academy Awards®.
The award-winning investigative documentary Fail State executive produced by news legend Dan Rather, investigates the dark side of American higher education, chronicling the decades of policy decisions in Washington, D.C. that have given rise to a powerful and highly-predatory for-profit college industry.
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