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.
Direction
Moss and McBaine find drama in procedural minutiae.
Editing
Ruthless juxtaposition of idealism and compromise.
Director
Jesse Moss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Follows the directors' 2020 Boys State, but deliberately refuses to cross-cut, forcing viewers to sit with exclusively female political ambition.
The Missouri program is one of only two Girls State programs that elects a governor; most states crown 'girls' instead.
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