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. As inner-city debaters Richard and Louis (of Long Beach’s Jordan squad) challenge the usefulness of the jargon-filled, 400-word-per-minute style of modern debate by trying to refocus on personal experience and dialogue, Matt, a gifted traditional debater, moves from strength to strength in his bid to win the national Tournament of Champions. Alternately inspiring and polarizing, Resolved reveals a constantly shifting sport that is as much philosophy as competition.