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An HBO Sports documentary produced in collaboration with LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Steve Stoute, this film examines the complex rules of amateur athletics, and how they affect uncompensated athletes and their families. Each year, student athletes generate billions of dollars for universities...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Home Box Office (Firm)
Other Authors: Mateen, Khari (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : HBO Documentary Films, 2018.
Subjects:
College athletes > Social conditions.
African American college athletes > Social conditions.
College sports > Economic aspects.
Sportifs universitaires > Conditions sociales.
Sportifs universitaires noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
Sports universitaires > Aspect économique.
College sports > Economic aspects
documentary film.
Nonfiction films
Internet videos
Feature films
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Internet videos.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:An HBO Sports documentary produced in collaboration with LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Steve Stoute, this film examines the complex rules of amateur athletics, and how they affect uncompensated athletes and their families. Each year, student athletes generate billions of dollars for universities and private companies, yet a vast majority earn nothing for themselves and leave school with few resources for careers outside of sports. Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton, this hard-hitting, often-poignant exposé unveils the exploitive world of high-revenue college sports through the compelling stories of four young men at different stages in their athletic careers, as well as two others: a coach-turned-advocate for student athletes, and an anonymous whistle-blowing shoe rep. Weaving together interviews, verité and archival footage, and social-media posts, STUDENT ATHLETE highlights the perils and promises facing young athletes as they reach for their dreams, but who are often left with physical injuries and financial hardships on their quest to become professional athletes. ©2019 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO® and all related programs are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Film.
Originally released by Home Box Office, 2019.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): .flv file, sound, color.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Jeffrey Johnson ; editor, Oliver Lief ; music, Khari Mateen.