”Boys State” with Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss

Mike and Ken talk to Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss about their Emmy Award-nominated Boys State.  They discuss Robert, Ben, Steven, and René, the four boys at the heart of the film, as they navigate their way, at a formative stage of life, through the Texas Boys State program.  It's a film that shows winning, losing, and the lessons learned during a weeklong immersion in the cutthroat world of Boys State politics.  

 

In this intimate and illuminating conversation, Amanda and Jesse reflect on their own filmmaking journey and the unpredictability and power of documentary storytelling. Be sure to stay tuned to the end to learn which of their films made the biggest impression on 17-year-old Texas boys! 

 

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Other Films by Amanda & Jesse:

Speedo:  A Demolition Derby Love Story

The Overnighters

The Bandit

 

Hidden Gems:

Acasa, My Home

Seventeen

 

Also discussed:

Performative masculinity

The Maysle Brothers (here interviewed by David Letterman)