Completed - ENGLISH - Documentary - 109 minutes
In an unusual experiment, a thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Jesse MOSS, Amanda MCBAINE Writer(s) : Jesse MOSS Producer(s) : Amanda MCBAINE, Jesse MOSS
The sensational winner of the Grand Jury Prize for documentary at this year's Sundance Film Festival is a wildly entertaining and continually revealing immersion into a week-long annual program in which a thousand Texas high school seniors gather for an elaborate mock exercise: building their own state government. Filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine closely track the escalating tensions that arise within a particularly riveting gubernatorial race, training their cameras on unforgettable teenagers like Ben, a Reagan-loving arch-conservative who brims with confidence despite personal setbacks, and Steven, a progressive-minded child of Mexican immigrants who stands by his convictions amidst the sea of red. In the process, they have created a complex portrait of contemporary American masculinity, as well as a microcosm of our often dispiriting national political divisions that nevertheless manages to plant seeds of hope. An Apple and A24 release.
Country(ies) : USA
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