Girls State is now streaming on Apple TV+. This Interview is courtesy of Apple TV +.
What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? A political coming-of-age story and a stirring reimagination of what it means to govern, following on from Boys State in 2020, Girls State follows 500 teenage girls from across Missouri as they gather for a week-long immersion in an elaborate laboratory of democracy, where they build a government from the ground up, campaign for office and form a Supreme Court to weigh the most divisive issues of the day.
In Girls State, the country is now deeper into a democratic crisis, with civil discourse and electoral politics increasingly fragile under ever more extreme political polarisation. As questions of race and gender equality in a representational democracy reach a fever pitch, these young women confront the complicated paths women must navigate to build political power. Following a distinctly female perspective, filled with teenage insecurity, biting humour, and a yearning for true friendship, the young leaders of Girls State win hearts and minds—not just elections.
An Apple Original Film hailing from Davis Guggenheim’s Concordia Studio and Mile End Films, Girls State is directed and produced by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine. The film is executive produced by Nicole Stott, Jonathan Silberberg, Davis Guggenheim and Laurene Powell Jobs.
Girls State – in conversation with Amanda McBane and Jesse Moss. Courtesy of Apple TV +.
Directed by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine
Produced by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine
Executive Produced by Nicole Stott, Jonathan Silberberg, Davis Guggenheim and Laurene Powell Jobs
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