The January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol underscored the precarious state of American democracy in a time of deep political polarization.
But the Emmy-contending Apple Original Film Boys State offers some hope that bridging ideological differences remains a possibility.The documentary directed and produced by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine focuses on an annual program in Texas where more than 1,000 high school boys gather for an exercise in mock government.
Serious political differences emerge between the participants, but at least they keep engaged with each other.“We went into the project with a question, which is can we find common ground in America?” Moss said during Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted
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