BOYS STATE

BOYS STATE

Short List: Features
109 min

2020 SHORT LIST: EDITING AWARD

This eye-opening look at American democracy and political division follows a group of high school boys as they create a mock government at an annual civics program hosted by the American Legion in Austin, Texas. Separated into two fictional political parties, the charismatic young subjects have a week to nominate candidates, campaign, and stage an election, demonstrating an almost Machiavellian knack for political maneuvering in the process. Will they follow in the footsteps of past attendees like Dick Cheney, Bill Clinton, and Cory Booker and become the political leaders of tomorrow? (Courtesy of Apple Original Films/A24)

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Watch an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Director/Producer Amanda McBaine.

Director: Jesse Moss, Amanda McBaine
Executive Producer: Laurene Powell Jobs, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan Silberberg, Nicole Scott
Producer: Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss
Cinematographer: Thorsten Thielow
Editor: Jeff Gilbert ACE
Music: T. Griffin
Language: English
Country: USA
Year: 2020
Publicist: Cinetic
US Distributor: Apple Original Films
African/African-American
Closed Captioning
Latinx/Latin-American
Politics
Women Directors
Youth

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