Boys / Girls State in order

In an unusual experiment, thousands of teenagers join together to build a representative government from the ground up. 2 films, 3h 25m in all, in release order.

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   Boys State

   2020 · 110 min

   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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   Girls State

   2024 · 95 min

   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.

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