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| Directed by | Eloise King |
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Running time | 97 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English, Swahili |
The Shadow Scholars is a 2024 documentary film about Kenya's academic ghostwriter-for-hire industry.[2][3][4]
The Shadow Scholars investigates the global, multi-billion dollar industry of academic ghostwriting, where highly educated but underemployed Kenyans write essays and theses for students worldwide. Following Oxford professorPatricia Kingori, the film uncovers this hidden economy, revealing the profound consequences of outsourced education for both the underpaid Kenyan writers, who support themselves with this work, and for the students and institutions that benefit from it.
In 2024,The Shadow Scholars had its world premiere at theBFI London Film Festival[1] and its international premiere at theInternational Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[6] In the UK it is scheduled for cinema release from 16 September 2025 and aired onChannel 4 on 24 September.[7]
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