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Fri Oct 24, 2008 - Thu Oct 30, 2008

Frontrunners


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Location
Date and Time
Landmark's Lumiere Theater
1572 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94109 map
cross street: Polk Street
district: Polk Gulch/Van Ness

Fri Oct 24, 2008 (2:30 | 4:45 | 7:15 | 9:25)
Sat Oct 25, 2008 (2:30 | 4:45 | 7:15 | 9:25)
Sun Oct 26, 2008 (2:30 | 4:45 | 7:15 | 9:25)
Mon Oct 27, 2008 (4:45 | 7:15 | 9:25)
Tue Oct 28, 2008 (4:45 | 7:15 | 9:25)

Description
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. Shot in classic cinema verité style, Frontrunners follows four charming and idiosyncratic candidates as they navigate an electoral process that is said to be one of the most competitive 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 the U.S. Presidential elections, Caroline Suh's film shows politicking and pluralities through the lens of the adolescent experience.