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August 21, 2020
At the Movies: A teenage political experiment in ‘Boys State'
By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
AP Film Writer
Directors Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine scored a home run in taking the audience to a week-long program in Austin, Texas, where 1,100 high school boys attempt to build a mock government.
Teenage political junkies at a leadership conference doesn't seem like the most riveting subject matter for a documentary. As a product of teenage leadership conferences, I assumed that at best, maybe, it could be fodder for a black comedy. But the new documentary “ Boys State ” convinced me otherwise.
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