Looking for a good documentary on Obama

[The Animator]

Last edited Wed May 27, 2015, 10:58 PM - Edit history (1)

My wife is interested in learning a little more about President Obama.

She hasn't liked him much because she gets most of her news from Russian media, and they haven't been painting him in a very good light since the sanctions over Ukraine.

She recently watched Capitalism: A Love Story, and her opinion of him has gone up a bit.

Trying to find an honest, well done documentary so that she can get a accurate picture of the man running our counrty.

So obviously nothing about him being a secret muslim from Kenya, but also nothing about him walking on water and generally being the Messiah.

Just the facts Ma'am..

[The Animator]

1. Any thoughts?

Anyone?

[blue neen]

2. I don't really know about any documentaries.

"Game Change" by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin is a book about the 2008 campaign. It gives you some pretty interesting info about all of the major players in '08...Obama, the Clintons, McCain, Palin, Edwards.

[moondust]

3. I haven't seen it...

and it's probably a narrower approach than the kind of broad, comprehensive look at Obama you might be looking for, but Frontline is currently running a new documentary called "Obama at War" on PBS.

http://video.pbs.org/video/2365496883/

[lovemydog]

4. Here are some good ones.

Biography: Barack Obama. (Biography Channel) About his background & life prior to his election. http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/biography-barack-obama/

Frontline: Inside Obama's Presidency. (PBS) On the first four years of his presidency. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/inside-obamas-presidency/

By The People. (HBO) On his election. http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/by-the-people-the-election-of-barack-obama#/

The Road We've Traveled. (Guggenheim) A 17-minute documentary done for the 2012 campaign. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/08/the-road-weve-traveled-obama-documentary_n_1331731.html