Frontrunners (2008)

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.

Released Oct. 15, 2008 80 min None+

Genres: Documentary

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