The American Film Institute’s annual documentary film festival will be online this year, the latest event to be reimagined in the face of the coronavirus crisis, and it will open with the pro…
by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Thorsten Thielow. All photos are copyrighted and may be used by press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs. Photos must be accompanied by a credit to the photographer and/or 'Courtesy of Sundance Institute.
“AFI is committed to the documentary art form in the best of times and in the most challenging of times,” said AFI Festivals director. “Now more than ever, we are dedicated to supporting extraordinary films because the world needs stories that educate, inspire hope and remind us of humanity’s strength.”
Boys State, which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, follows a group of teenage boys at an annual civics program hosted by the American Legion in Austin, Texas, where they create a mock government with campaigns and creation of party platforms. The project sheds light on political divisions and other aspects of the future of American democracy through the eyes of youth.
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