Tribeca: 'Accepted'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jun 10, 2021

The T.M. Landry College Prep school had bragging rights for getting 100% of their high school seniors into college—most from poor and underprivileged backgrounds. A new documentary premiering at the Tribeca Festival this year, called 'Accepted,' follows four students at the school, before a New York Times report exposed some of the principal’s questionable practices. Director Dan Chen joins to discuss.

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