Kid Candidate
America ReFramed
- Feature Film
- 2022
- 68 Mins
A viral joke video catapults Hayden Pedigo – a 24-year-old artist and experimental musician in Amarillo, TX – into the spotlight and prompts him to make a surprise bid for city council. Kid Candidate follows Pedigo’s unorthodox political campaign while unpacking issues of race, income inequality and gentrification in small-town America.
Film Credits
- Jasmine Stodel Director/Producer
- William Dorrien-Smith Producer
- Chevis LaBelle Producer
Critical Acclaim
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles TimesKid Candidate isn’t about winning as much as a reinforcement of the notion that apathy is the death of democracy, a lesson best learned, as Pedigo comes to understand, when you’re young.