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Student Athlete — HBO

 
 

CREDITS

Director
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Trish Dalton

Producer
LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Steve Stoute

Cinematography
Jeffrey Johnson

Production Company
SpringHill Entertainment, Lucky Cat Pictures, SOC Films, Translation

Distributor
HBO

STUDENT ATHLETE, feature documentary

Every year billions of dollars are generated off the backs of an unpaid labor force: college athletes.

Student Athlete unveils the exploitative world of high-revenue college sports through the stories of four highly ranked football and basketball players at different stages of their athletic careers, a coach turned advocate, and a whistle-blowing shoe rep ready to expose the money trail.

“This is an incredibly important story about the institutional denial of basic human rights for these student-athletes,” said Maverick Carter, chief executive of SpringHill Entertainment.


“Student Athlete feels like a cautionary tale, following in the footsteps of films like Spike Lee’s He Got Game… The athletes in the film let camera crews witness real moments of desperation.”
Vice