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Over 10 years after losing her job as an account executive for a Lehman Brothers subsidiary, Sylvia Vega-Sutfin still lives in fear of her former employer—so much fear that she has taught herself to take a human life with her bare hands. Sylvia saw early warning signs of the dangers of subprime mortgages and tried to ring the alarm. Instead of being heard, she was subjected to harassment when she tried to expose the bank's corrupt lending practices. This film chronicles the fascinating story of the mostly female whistleblowers who paid a steep price in the 2008 American subprime mortgage crisis, while many of the top-positioned men remained untouched. Although today the banks have recuperated and are back to business as usual, Inside Lehman Brothers is the cautionary tale we need to drive home how easily bad habits return and how far-reaching the damage can be. Aisha Jamal
World Showcase program sponsored by Delta Air Lines.