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Director Peter Kunhardt (TRUE JUSTICE, 2019) returns to the festival with a comprehensive study of Barack Obama’s journey from Illinois State Senator to the 44th U.S. President against the cultural and historical moments that defined his political rise. Archival interviews and speeches from Obama’s career frame insights from a who’s who of political experts — such as Jelani Cobb, David Remnick, Cornel West, Sherrilyn Ifill, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson — as they analyze how race and politics intertwined to lead to the election of the country’s first Black president. AFI DOCS is honored to host the world premiere of the first two parts of this series.
- Year2021
- Runtime99 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereWorld
- DirectorPeter Kunhardt
- ProducerGeorge Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt, Maya Mumma, Matthew O. Henderson
- Executive ProducerAndi Bernstein, Mona Sutphen, Jelani Cobb, Jacqueline Glover, Peter Kunhardt, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller
- CastJelani Cobb, David Remnick, Valerie Jarrett, Cornel West, John Lewis, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Sherrilyn Ifill, Michele Norris, Michael Eric Dyson, Jon Favreau, Ta-Nehisi Coates
- CinematographerJoe Arcidiacono, Clair Popkin
- EditorMaya Mumma
- MusicOsei Essed, Saul Simon MacWilliams
Continue the conversation on DOCS Connect with filmmakers and audience members, here.
Director Peter Kunhardt (TRUE JUSTICE, 2019) returns to the festival with a comprehensive study of Barack Obama’s journey from Illinois State Senator to the 44th U.S. President against the cultural and historical moments that defined his political rise. Archival interviews and speeches from Obama’s career frame insights from a who’s who of political experts — such as Jelani Cobb, David Remnick, Cornel West, Sherrilyn Ifill, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson — as they analyze how race and politics intertwined to lead to the election of the country’s first Black president. AFI DOCS is honored to host the world premiere of the first two parts of this series.
- Year2021
- Runtime99 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereWorld
- DirectorPeter Kunhardt
- ProducerGeorge Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt, Maya Mumma, Matthew O. Henderson
- Executive ProducerAndi Bernstein, Mona Sutphen, Jelani Cobb, Jacqueline Glover, Peter Kunhardt, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller
- CastJelani Cobb, David Remnick, Valerie Jarrett, Cornel West, John Lewis, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Sherrilyn Ifill, Michele Norris, Michael Eric Dyson, Jon Favreau, Ta-Nehisi Coates
- CinematographerJoe Arcidiacono, Clair Popkin
- EditorMaya Mumma
- MusicOsei Essed, Saul Simon MacWilliams
