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Boys State

A wildly entertaining and continually revealing immersion into a week-long annual program in which a thousand Texas high school seniors gather for an elaborate mock exercise: building their own state government.

Credits

Directors: Jesse Moss, Amanda McBaine
Producers: Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss
Editor: Jeff Gilbert
Composer: T. Griffin
Director of Photography: Thorsten Thielow
Executive Producers: Laurene Powell Jobs, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan Silberberg, Nicole Stott
Co-Executive Producer: Shannon Dill

Distribution

Streaming on August 14, 2020 on Apple TV+ – Apple Theatrical release July 31st, 2020 – A24

Awards & Recognition

Primetime Emmy Awards 2021, Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special – WINNER
Primetime Emmy Awards 2021, Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program – NOMINEE
Sundance Film Festival 2020, Grand Jury Prize Documentary – WINNER
SXSW Film Festival 2020, Special Jury Recognition – WINNER
Las Vegas Film Critics Society – Best Documentary
Phoenix Film Critics Society – Best Documentary
Chicago Indie Critics – Best Documentary
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle – Best Documentary
Cinema Eye Honors Awards (US 2021) Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize – WINNER
Cinema Eye Honors Awards (US 2021) The Unforgettables – WINNER
Cinema Eye Honors Awards (US 2021) Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking – NOMINEE
Cinema Eye Honors Awards (US 2021) Outstanding Achievement in Editing – NOMINEE
Directors Guild of America (USA 2021) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary – NOMINEE
International Documentary Association 2021, Best Editing – NOMINEE
International Documentary Association 2021, Best Cinematography – NOMINEE
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