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Schooled: The Price of College Sports

Name: Schooled: The Price of College Sports
Director: Trevor Martin, Ross Finkel, Jonathan Paley
Released: 2013
Duration: 85 min

Representation Score

5.9/10

Fair

2013

Director

Trevor Martin, Ross Finkel, Jonathan Paley

Runtime

85 minutes

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Schooled: The Price of College Sports is a detailed look at the exploitation of college sports. Using the insights of scholar Taylor Branch, the documentary analyzes how power and identity intersect within the billion-dollar industry. The film's strength lies in its ability to challenge the conventional celebration of collegiate athletics, reframing the sports industry through a lens of social justice. However, it focuses narrowly on socio-economic issues and male-dominated sports, limiting its broader representation of LGBTQ+ identities and disability narratives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Schooled: The Price of College Sports have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film doesn't focus on LGBTQ identities but instead looks at socio-economic and racial issues.

How does Schooled: The Price of College Sports portray gender?

Fair

The movie centers on male-dominated sports like football and basketball. Gender hierarchies are less important compared to class and racial issues.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Schooled: The Price of College Sports?

Excellent

The documentary aims to explore racial dynamics with intention. It highlights how the NCAA system exploits athletes of color.

How does Schooled: The Price of College Sports represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film critically examines capitalist structures in academia. It challenges the idea of amateurism in sports, framing the industry as oppressive.

Does Schooled: The Price of College Sports include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no specific mention of neurodivergence or physical disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

Analyzes how systemic power and racial identity intersect within collegiate athletics.
Challenges traditional institutional hierarchies and the myth of amateurism in sports.
Uses a strong scholarly framework to examine the exploitation of labor and racial justice.

Limited or Absent

Doesn't address LGBTQ+ identities or specific queer narratives within the athletic context.
Gender analysis is secondary to critiques of class and racial exploitation.
Doesn't represent or discuss neurodivergence or physical disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Schooled: The Price of College Sports is a comprehensive look at the business, history and culture of big-time college football and basketball in America. It is an adaptation of “The Cartel” by Pulitzer Prize Winning civil rights scholar Taylor Branch, and his October 2011 article in The Atlantic, “The Shame of College Sports.” Schooled presents a hard-hitting examination of the NCAA’s treatment of its athletes and amateurism in collegiate athletics; weaving interviews, archival and verité footage to tell a story of how college sports became a billion dollar industry built on the backs of athletes who are deprived of numerous rights.

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