Maxed Out takes us on a journey deep inside the American debt-style, where everything seems okay as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. Sure, most of us may have that sinking feeling that something isn't quite right, but we're told not to worry. After all, there's always more credit!
Writing
Scurlock turns banking into true crime storytelling.
Editing
Ruthless juxtaposition of corporate profits and human devastation.
Director
James D. Scurlock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Scurlock made this after his own brush with credit card debt while running a restaurant—he literally lived the nightmare.
Released just before the 2008 crash, this was financial Cassandra energy that nobody listened to until it was too late.
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