Woah I has no idea this is NPR's first documentary film. In this case they mean their staff did the documentary. Over the years whenever we hear about NPR doing documentaries it would have came from the local affiliate who also owns the areas PBS affiliate. This time its from NPR team directly.

Boys of Summer, a short documentary from NPR, will have its world premiere at the 2026 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, MT!
Against the backdrop of the male loneliness epidemic, Boys of Summer follows a group of teenage boys at a remote summer camp in Vermont. Free from screens and societal expectations, they learn to open up, support one another, and redefine what it means to be a boy.
Join us for the 'Boys of Summer' world premiere!
"The Boys of Summer" is the first film from NPR Visuals, and it's debuting at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival! Come celebrate the screening with us at the ZACC in Missoula on Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m.
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Mito Habe-Evans, Annabel Edwards debut ‘Boys of Summer’ at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
For this extended segment of ‘Front Row Center,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with the co-directors and editors of ‘The Boys of Summer,’ Mito Habe-Evans and Annabel Edwards. The film will have its world premiere at the 2026 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
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