Frontrunners
5 votes
A documentary on the competition for student body president at New York's Stuyvesant High School. As the notoriously competitive school's election draws near, the campaign becomes a microcosm for the nation at large, with race, gender and appearance vying for attention with real issues.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2008-10-15
Runtime: 80 mins
Director: Caroline Suh
Spoken language:
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Frontrunners
Production Companies: Oscilloscope
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