Realistically, only a few die-hards are doing it. It is super-expensive. And the latest video cameras produce better quality than film in most situations.

Heck, the Lumix GH6, a $2200 camera body, produces better results than most producers need. If you can't tell a story with that, you don't have a story to tell!

I would not require a "film" student to do anything with real film. It should be entirely elective. Film is almost certainly dead once the current users die off. Digital technology is just too irresistible and too efficient.