Girls State

Released Apr 5

1 hr. 36 min.

Documentary

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A look at what American democracy would look like in the hands of teenage girls. Young female leaders from wildly different backgrounds navigate an immersive experiment to build a government from the ground up.

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Critics Consensus

Girls State continues the conversation started with Boys State, finding further cause for hope and concern as a new generation prepares for public service.

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Melissa B

Ready to get mad?? The documentarians did a great job of centering the girls involved in Girls State while also pointing out blatant discrepancies in the program. The girls in the film were excellent. I'm mostly infuriated at the system they were operating within.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/25/24

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Jorge C

Mientras que Boys State me hizo temer y lamentar por cómo se maneja la política en Estados Unidos, ni se diga en México; con Girls State demostró que a pesar de ser un programa para empoderar a las mujeres y de mostrar lo capaces que son para la política, se autosabotea aun poniendo muros para que una mujer no pueda tener una voz propia en la política, lo cual, sigue mostrando la cruda realidad y de igual manera, es de temerse y lamentarse.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Scott G

The film is must watch for all audiences, brave, compelling, outspoken, no cotton candy here, hopeful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Autostraddle

Girls State isn’t quite the explosive takedown and critique of the program that it could be, but it does explore the program's limitations cogently...

Apr 22, 2024

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

The politics lean conservative, but the transformations that occur go beyond ideology.

Apr 18, 2024

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

I wish there had been a little bit more of the get-togethers so we could hear them talk a little more informally, but it's a fascinating movie.

Apr 17, 2024

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Stephen A. Russell

AEU News

The would-be Hilary Clintons and Kamala Harrises immediately clock that they’re held to different standards than the boys.

Apr 28, 2024

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

You might be eniticed by the wild incongruity of cupcake stations alongside very adult discussions, but you’ll most certainly stay because of how it offers an intimate, in-depth, potentially inspiring platform for a generation’s hopes and fears.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 21, 2024

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Girls State tries to do the same thing [as Boys State], but of course it ends up being about how difficult it is to be a woman, and to be a girl that's being empowered in very condescending ways... An indictment of the American system and misogyny.

Apr 17, 2024

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Synopsis

A look at what American democracy would look like in the hands of teenage girls. Young female leaders from wildly different backgrounds navigate an immersive experiment to build a government from the ground up.

Director: Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss
Executive Producer: Nicole Stott, Jonathan Silberberg, Davis Guggenheim, Laurene Powell-Jobs
Distributor: Apple Original Films
Production Co: Apple Original Films, Mile End Films, Concordia Studio
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2024

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