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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068161/
I'll be the first to admit that the thought of a documentary about high school debate sounded boring as fuck. The reviews and score on IMDB looked good so I decided to check it out. I'm glad I did. This is probably the best documentary I've seen this year.
Here's a clip.
IMDB said:
The fascinating complexity of high school debate gives way to a portrait of the equally complex racial and class bias of American education in Greg Whiteley's riveting documentary. Initially a portrait of top-flight debaters from well-funded, mostly white schools-like nationally ranked Sam Iola and Matt Andrews of Highland Park, Texas-the film deepens when it changes focus to Richard Funches and Louis Blackwell from Long Beach's Jordan squad. While gifted traditional debaters in their own right, the two decide to challenge the usefulness of the jargon-filled, 400-word-per-minute style of modern debate (known as "the spread") by steering their debates toward issues of personal experience and dialogue...
I'll be the first to admit that the thought of a documentary about high school debate sounded boring as fuck. The reviews and score on IMDB looked good so I decided to check it out. I'm glad I did. This is probably the best documentary I've seen this year.
Here's a clip.