BOYS STATE

By Jesse MOSS, Amanda MCBAINE

APPLE (CULVER CITY) - as DISTR

Documentary - Completed 2020


Festivals
& Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2020
U.S. Documentary Competition U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 105 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jesse MOSS, Amanda MCBAINE
    • Synopsis
    • Strap up your saddle and get ready for a wild ride. Boys State is a political coming-of-age story, examining the health of American democracy through an unusual experiment: a thousand 17-year-old boys from across the state of Texas gather together to build a representative government from the ground up. High-minded ideals collide with low-down dirty tricks as four boys of diverse backgrounds and political views navigate the challenges of organizing political parties, shaping consensus, and campaigning for the highest office at Texas Boys State—governor.