Scurlock, James D.

James D. Scurlock studied at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania before dropping out to pursue an entrepreneurial venture and later a documentary film career. His first film, "Parents of the Year", won numerous awards and was an official selection of more than twenty-five film festivals. His first feature-length documentary, "Maxed Out", explored our culture of debt and won the Special Jury Prize at South by Southwest. His first book, a companion to the award-winning documentary, was nominated for the National MS Society's "Books for a Better Life" Award. He has wr...