So far, says Barmak Nassirianof the AmericanAssociation of StateColleges and Universities, boot-camps have notbeen proved to do much forlow-incomestudentswithouta collegedegree.
She is one of only a small number of girls and women stepping out to face the cameras and earn a living in a country where, according to filmmaker Barmak, "there is an epidemic of movie making today".