Following its Grand Jury Prize Award-winning debut to multiple standing ovations at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, Apple and A24 today unveiled that acclaimed documentary “Boys State” will receive its global debut on Apple TV+ on Friday 14 August.
“Boys State” is a wildly entertaining and continuously revealing immersion into an annual, week-long 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 manage to plant seeds of hope.
Apple and A24 present “Boys State,” a Concordia Studio production. The film is directed and produced by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss through their Mile End Films. The film’s executive producers are Laurene Powell Jobs, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan Silberberg and Nicole Stott. Shannon Dill serves as co-executive producer. The filmmaking team includes editor Jeff Gilbert, director of photography Thorsten Thielow and composer T. Griffin.
DIRECTED BY
Jesse Moss
Amanda McBaine
PRODUCERS
Amanda McBaine
Jesse Moss
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Laurene Powell Jobs, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan Silberberg, Nicole Stott
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Shannon Dill
RUN TIME
109 minutes
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