The Associated Press recently wrote an article about the film and it has been picked up over 50 times by newspapers papers around the world. The article ran in MSNBC , The International Herald Tribune, The Toronto Star, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, and even The Los Angeles Times picked it up. The part about TYC is pasted below....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26421518/page/2/
Pollock, youngest of the "peeps," was Moore's personal assistant for nearly three years before leaving to make his own movies.
His debut film, "The Youngest Candidate," follows four teenagers who ran for city council or mayor in recent elections. Their cities are different but similar obstacles confront them, from condescending opponents to dirty tricks such as theft of campaign signs.
Although his views are as left-wing as Moore's, Pollock strikes a nonpartisan tone. The underlying premise — youth people should get involved in politics — is uncontroversial. And Pollock stays in the background, while Moore frequently takes center stage in his pictures.
Still, Moore's influence is there. As 19-year-old Ytit Chauhan campaigns for councilman in Atlantic City, N.J., he's approached by several white youths. One asks Chauhan, who is of Indian descent, to lift his shirt. Pollock, smelling a rat, swings the camera toward the youth and casually asks why he made the request.
The youth's candid response: Because I'm afraid he's carrying a bomb.
Pollock figures the revealing exchange might not have happened if he'd come on too strongly. While some might identify Moore with bullhorns and bombast, Pollock says he learned from his mentor that a simple "How come?" is sometimes the most effective way to expose a villain.
Still seeking a distributor, Pollock plans a tour of college campuses with his film this fall — after a screening at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Eventually, he wants to make scripted movies as well as documentaries.
"But after working for Michael, I'll never make a film that doesn't say something about our society. He showed me that art has no point if you're not going to try to have a positive effect on the world."