Democracy isn't a spectator sport.
This raucous journey into the heart of democracy captures an unusual rite of passage: 1,100 teenage boys from across Texas coming together to build a representative government from the ground up.
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Contemporary, earnest, classical in form and relentless.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Ben FeinsteinSelf
- Steven GarzaSelf
- Robert MacDougallSelf
- René OteroSelf
- Eddy Proietti ContiSelf
Crew
- Amanda McBaineDirector
- Jesse MossDirector
- Thorsten ThielowDirector of Photography
- T. GriffinOriginal Music Composer
- Jeff GilbertEditor
- Amanda McBaineProducer
- Jesse MossProducer
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