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Boys State is a 2020 American documentary film directed and produced by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine. It follows a thousand teenage boys attending Boys State in Texas, coming to build a representative government from the ground up.
Aug 14, 2020 · Like its subject, “Boys State” is a microcosm of real world politics. It doesn’t go unnoticed that Garza, the son of Mexican immigrants, and the African-American Otero align with the same party, nor is it a surprise when racist propaganda is used against Otero, who is irritated yet unfazed.
Jan 26, 2020 · Logline: The ridiculously entertaining documentary Boys State follows a thousand teenage boys as they create a state government from the ground up, and wind up reproducing all of American...
- Tasha Robinson
I went to Boys State in Virginia in 2007, and I was miserable the entire time. The militarism and blind patriotism of it all was so off-putting. The arbitrary rules of the entire thing prevented me from attempting to enjoy the government aspect of it.
Jul 10, 2020 · Here are 10 things to know about The American Legion’s Boys State program: 1. The first Boys State program was founded in 1935 in Illinois by Legionnaires Hayes Kennedy and Harold Card, in an effort to counter the socialism-inspired Young Pioneer Camps. 2. There are Boys State programs in every state except Hawaii.
Two representatives from each of the 49 Boys States represent their state at Boys Nation in Washington, where the young leaders receive an education on the structure and function of federal government.
Aug 16, 2020 · Boys State is a documentary about a high-school civics experiment that doubles as a nerdier, nonlethal Lord of the Flies.
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