Frontrunners
Politics
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1h 20m
Directed by Caroline Suh • Documentary • 2008 • 83 minutes
Frontrunners is a smart and funny political documentary that follows the student council presdiential campaign at one of the country's most prestigious public high schools: Stuyvesant High School in New York City. Follow four charming and idiosyncratic candidates as they navigate an electoral process that is said to be one of the most competitive at the high school level.
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