Interview With "Girls State" Directors Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine

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🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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SIGN UP FOR REGAL UNLIMITED W/ PROMO CODE - REGALNBP24 - https://regmovies.onelink.me/4207629222/q4j9urzs Documentarians Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine struck gold with their 2020 film "Boys State," winning both the Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and an Emmy award. Showcasing a long-running program in which teen boys create and run a state government, the film highlighted the future of political discourse in America in scary and inspiring ways. So the natural next question became, "What about Girls State?" "Girls State" directors Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine were kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with about capturing the unique experience on film and how unbelievable real-world issues impacted the shoot. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Apple TV+. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Daniel Howitt's interview,
0:05.2	with the directors for Girl State, Jesse Moss and Amanda McKay.
0:10.7	Something in the air, and it's politics.
0:16.5	Girl State is like high school teenage girls who care about government.
0:20.2	Are you friends? No, no.
0:21.6	We'll become friends.
0:22.6	Yeah, obviously.
0:24.6	In 2040, I intend to run for president.
0:27.6	So I think that Girl State, I'm going to run for governor.
0:29.6	Attorney General.
0:30.6	Supreme Court Justice.
0:32.6	Jesse and Amanda, it's so great to chat with you guys again.
0:35.6	Boy State was one of my absolute favorite films of 2020.
0:40.5	And so as soon as I heard about Girl State, I was thrilled. So I'm excited to learn more about the movie and appreciate you guys this time today.
0:47.4	Thanks, Dan.
0:48.0	Yeah, you don't see all that many sequels to documentaries, all things considered.
0:52.5	Was your approach this time any different with
0:56.0	this being a follow-up to an earlier film? Yeah, it was daunting to follow-up Boistee.
1:01.9	You know, so much worked perfectly with that film and so much you leave to chance in Cinema
1:07.0	Veritas. And we lucked out with exceptional characters, great story, really, I think, touched a nerve with audiences. But we felt, even from the beginning of the project, that Girl State was part of the conversation that we wanted to have. We actually were talking to Girl State programs in Texas before we made Boy State. So we always knew this wasn't just about boys. It was about young people.
1:30.9	And to leave girls out just didn't seem right. Plus, we have two teenage daughters. So we think a lot
1:35.5	about young women in this moment, how they're coming of age politically. And so it was really a matter
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