"Subprime goes to college" 19 October 2018 Factual 94 mins
This in-depth documentary explores the dark side of American higher education, exposing predatory for-profit colleges and the tactics they use to defraud students and the government.
Watch the official Fail State 2018 trailer in HD below.
Maxine Waters as Self
Tom Harkin as Self
Ted Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Warren as Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson as Self (archive footage)
Alex Shebanow Director
Nicholas Adams Screenplay
Jeremy Bullock Music
Terrence Crawford Producer
Julia Glausi Producer
Dan Rather Executive Producer
United States 17 December 2018
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