Boys / Girls State Collection
In an unusual experiment, thousands of teenagers join together to build a representative government from the ground up.
Boys State (2020)
24 January, 2020
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.
Girls State (2024)
18 January, 2024
What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? In this documentary, young female leaders from wildly different backgrounds in Missouri navigate an immersive experiment to build a government from the ground up.