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Hi, Reddit. I'm Alex Shebanow, a documentary filmmaker who spent the last 5 and 1/2 years investigating predatory for-profit colleges. I made a film called FAIL STATE that’s executive produced by Dan Rather, and it debuted this week on STARZ. AMA.
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Hi, Reddit. I'm Alex Shebanow, a documentary filmmaker who spent the last 5 and 1/2 years investigating predatory for-profit colleges. I made a film called FAIL STATE that’s executive produced by Dan Rather, and it debuted this week on STARZ. AMA.

Posted: 19 Dec 2018 10:10 AM PST

Proof: https://twitter.com/FailStateMovie/status/1075108783976640512

Hi, everyone. I'm Alex Shebanow. I'm the director, writer, and producer of Fail State. The film is an expansive documentary exposé on predatory for-profit colleges and the politics behind their rise in American higher education. Think Inside Job for college.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/S64WANCgMek

Teaser Clip 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ielzo-8UUk

Teaser Clip 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8l3fjP0aro

My team and I began Fail State as a student loan documentary, but the film took a life of its own when we fell into a story that we knew immediately had to be told. We found hundreds of thousands of college students, mostly low-income, minority, and veterans, were being preyed upon every year by predatory for-profit colleges and universities. Moreover, we discovered that not only were these operations sanctioned by U.S. Department of Education, but the companies found strong support on both sides of aisle in Washington, D.C. All told, millions of Americans have fallen victim to for-profit colleges over the past two decades and no major college executive has gone to jail for wrongdoing.

And, unfortunately, Secretary DeVos and her team at the Department of Education are now dismantling the little safeguards in place to protect students and taxpayers from even the most egregious abuses. It's my hope that Fail State stops their deregulatory efforts and prevents others from falling victim to subprime colleges.

I'd be happy to answer any questions about making the film, my investigation into the for-profit college industry, higher education policy, student loans, Trump University, Betsy DeVos, and what you can do to get involved in this fight.

Fail State debuted last Monday on STARZ and is now available to watch on demand on STARZ, and rent/purchase on iTunes, Amazon, Youtube, Vimeo, etc. Available here: https://failstatemovie.com/watch-the-film/

Other Links

Website: https://failstatemovie.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/failstatemovie/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FailStateMovie

Press: https://failstatemovie.com/press/

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