The People’s President – the documentary
I just discoverered a documentary about Barack Obama’s road to the White House.
The film, titled ‘Barack Obama: People’s President’, is written, produced and directed by Danny Schechter, who was involved in ‘Weapons of Mass Deception’ and ‘Viva Madiba: A Hero For All Seasons’, which told the tale of Nelson Mandela.
Danny Schechter is a journalist, author, television producer and independent filmmaker who also writes and speaks about economic and media issues. He is the executive editor of MediaChannel.org, the world’s largest online media issues online network, and recipient of many awards including the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2001 Award for Excellence in Documentary Journalism. His latest films are Barack Obama, People s President (2009), an examination of how Obama won and IN DEBT WE TRUST: America Before The Bubble Bursts, (2007) an investigation of the impact of credit and debt on American society. The film was one of the first to expose subprime lending and warn of an economic crisis. He was a Director on Viva Madiba, a feature-length biopic tribute to Nelson Mandela on his 90th Birthday. (2008).
I just watched the movie, and it’s a solid overview of the Obama campaign.
My favorite moment: An archival moment of Barack Obama giving a speech in 1989. Who would have thought that this guy would be president?
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