page_title: Boys State (film)
section_title: Release
hierarchical_section_title: Boys State (film) / Release
caption_attribution_description: English: Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine interviewed by magazine Reason's Youtube channel about a film they directed and produced, Boys State
context_page_description: Boys State is a 2020 American documentary film, directed, and produced by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine. It follows a thousand teenage boys attending Boys/Girls State in Texas, coming to build a representative government from the ground up.
  It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, where the film won the U.S. Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize. It was released on August 14, 2020, by A24 and Apple.
context_section_description: The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020. Shortly after, A24 and Apple acquired distribution rights to the film for $12 million. The film was set to screen at South by Southwest on March 13, 2020, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released on August 14, 2020, after its UK release at Sundance London 2020 Online on August 9.
caption: Boys State directors and producers Jesse Moss (left) and Amanda McBaine (right) interviewed by ReasonTV about the film.
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