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Dir.: Caroline Suh
Prod.: Erika Frankel
Oscilloscope Labs
Frontrunners is a smart and funny political documentary that follows the student council presidential campaign at one of the country's most prestigious public high schools: Stuyvesant High School in New York City. An entertaining and symbolic campaign film, put forth in classic vérité style, Frontrunners follows four charming and idiosyncratic candidates as they navigate an electoral process that is said to be one of the most compelling at the high school level. These teenaged candidates face the same issues as candidates of any age, such as picking the "right" running mate, shaking as many hands as possible, preparing for televised debates, impressing the pundits and journalistic community, addressing sensitive race-related issues and mobilizing an apathetic voter base. A microcosm of US Presidential elections, Frontrunners shows politicking and pluralities through the lens of the adolescent experience.