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Frontrunners

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Producing House

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.

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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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