Sundance-winning documentary following an annual US experiment—a week-long programme where a thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build...
Sundance-winning documentary following an annual US experiment—a week-long programme where a thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.
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 manage to plant seeds of hope.
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- Award winner
- Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Emmys 2021; Grand Jury Prize winner (Documentary) at Sundance Film Festival 2020; Louis Black/Lone Star Award at SXSW Festival 2020
- Rating
- M,
- Runtime
- 109
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA