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Documentary competition program at the 2014 sundance film festival on january 18, 2014 after its premiere at sundance film festival, participant media, paramount pictures and samuel goldwyn films acquired distribution rights of the film. Ivory tower is a sophisticated look at tuition costs. Want to have a private screening for your large group or organization. Kief davidson and richard ladkani also directed the awardwinning documentary the devils miner. Although ivory tower makes it clear that there isnt enough room in a 90minute film to tackle spiraling student loan debt, it also serves as a compelling call for deeper investigation. We especially in the us place far too much emphasis on education for educations sake. Tuition is free, but students are expected to do manual labor between. Ivory tower raises a number of fascinating questions and offers numerous insights on the current, deeply flawed state of the american system of higher education but suffers from a lack of focus or even a hint of what we do about the situation. An earnest, agendaheavy documentary that tries to cover every aspect of the crisis in american higher education and nearly drowns in a sea of topics and talking heads. Watch ivory tower 2014 full movie free online streaming tubi. The 2014 documentary the ivory tower reveals worrying trends in higher education across north america. Ivory tower explores the current education crisis from the halls of harvard, to community colleges, to online learning, providing an astonishing look at the university landscape. Things youll learn about colleges from watching the ivory.
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