The Shadow Scholars
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Directed byEloise King
Produced by
- Tabitha Breese
- Eloise King
- Bona Orakwue
- Anna Smith Tenser
Release date
- 2024 (BFI London Film Festival)[1]
Running time
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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 professor Patricia 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.
