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Directed by: Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss

Texan teens form a mock government in this Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner.

Boys State is a wildly entertaining and continually riveting immersion into a week-long annual program in which over 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 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.

A live satellite Q&A with directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss will follow this screening.

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