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Saturday, September 5 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Screening of “Boys State” with Alamo On Demand

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Boys State is a political coming-of-age story that examines the health of American democracy through an unusual experiment: A thousand 17-year-old boys from across Texas gather together to build a representative government from the ground up. This film is directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss.

This session was available to ticket holders of the 2020 Texas Tribune Festival to watch live and was not available on demand. 

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This screening is presented in partnership with Alamo on Demand and sponsored by AT&T.
Moderator
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Evan Smith

CEO of The Texas Tribune
Smith is the CEO and co-founder of The Texas Tribune. Previously, he spent nearly 18 years at Texas Monthly, including eight years as editor and a year as president and editor-in-chief. Smith also hosts “Overheard with Evan Smith,” airing on PBS stations nationally.

Speakers
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Steven Garza

Star of "Boys State"
Garza is a University of Texas at Austin student and the star of the political coming-of-age story “Boys State,” which won the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S Documentary Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
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Jesse Moss

Actor and filmmaker
Moss is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. He is the co-director of the political coming of age story “Boys State,” which won the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S Documentary Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Moss also wrote, directed and produced “The Overnighters... Read More →
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Amanda McBaine

Film producer
McBaine is the co-director and producer of the political coming of age story “Boys State,” which won the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S Documentary Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. She also produced “The Overnighters,” a 2014 documentary film short listed for best... Read More →


Saturday September 5, 2020 7:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
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