Rooftop Films: Frontrunners in Chelsea Market (Event Over)

Monday, April 13th
Rooftop Films, Oscilloscope Pictures and the Stuyvesant Alumni Association present
FRONTRUNNERS
Even in High School it's politics as usual.
No charge for admission. Complimentary Radeberger for all in attendance
 
*Venue: Indoors at Chelsea Market
*Address: 75 9th Avenue
*Directions: A, C, E or L to 14th street and 8th Ave
*7:00: Doors open for Stuyvesant Alumni
*7:30: Doors open for all
*7:45: live music by Miracles of Modern Science
*8:15: Frontrunners starts
*Admission: No charge, but entry is first come, first served, and we do often sell out.

FRONTRUNNERS | MIRACLES OF MODERN SCIENCE | TRAILER | STUYVESANT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Free Radeberger Pilsner for all in attendance (must be 21 to drink)

"It's the hardest race I ever fought " — Dick Morris, Stuyvesant Class of '64

Rooftop Films returns to the halls of Chelsea Market for a free screening of Frontrunners. Caroline Suh and Erika Frankel's new documentary tells the story of student elections at Stuyvesant High School, one of the most prestigious public high schools in the world. Stuyvesant sends more students to the nation's most prestigious universities than just about any other school in the country, and alumni include multiple Noble Prize laureates, string theorists, Dick Morris, David Axelrod, James Cagney, Thelonius Monk, Tim Robbins and many other notables. But their current student body is no less ambitious or eccentric, and Frontrunners puts us right in the middle of the vigorous battle for Student Council President.

An entertaining and symbolic campaign film, put forth in classic verite style, we follow 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 throught the lens of the adolescent experience.

"These politicians may be teens, but they grapple with constituencies, campaign strategies, and demands on their time with a spirit and seriousness of purpose suitable for the highest office in the land."
--Entertainment Weekly

Doors will open for Stuyvesant Alumni at 7:00. followed by general admission at 7:30. Before the film, Miracles of Modern Science will don their spacesuits and perform some live orchestral pop, and there will be free Radebuerger Pilsner for all until it runs out.

FRONTRUNNERS | MIRACLES OF MODERN SCIENCE | TRAILER | STUYVESANT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION