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By the people : the election of Barack Obama / HBO Documentary Films ; Green Film Company presents in association with Citi Productions ; a Class 5 Films production in association with GOOD ; a film by Amy Rice & Alicia Sams ; directed and produced by Amy Rice & Alicia Sams ; produced by Edward Norton, Stuart Blumberg, William Migliore, Benjamin Goldhirsh, Dan O'Meara, Chris Romano.
LIBRA DVD E907 .B9 2010
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obama, Barack.
- Obama, Michelle, 1964-.
- Obama, Michelle.
- Presidential candidates--Illinois.
- Presidential candidates.
- African American presidential candidates.
- Political campaigns--United States.
- Political campaigns.
- Social policy.
- Politics and government.
- United States.
- Presidents--United States--Election--2008.
- Presidents.
- United States--Politics and government--21st century.
- United States--Economic policy--2001-2009.
- Economic policy.
- United States--Social policy--21st century.
- Presidents--Election.
- Illinois.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Documentary films.
- Biographical films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Election of Barack Obama
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Pivotal Pictures ; Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010]
- Language Note:
- In English with optional subtitles in English and English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing).
- System Details:
- DVD; NTSC, Region 1; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.78:1.
- digital optical
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- No matter what your political stance, few political campaigns in our recent history have been as dramatic as that of President Barack Obama, who overcame a fierce primary battle, an ugly general election campaign, and, yes, that name, to become America's first African-American president. This film is a compelling account of that campaign, capturing off-the-cuff moments and strategy sessions with campaign adviser David Axelrod, communications director Robert Gibbs, and campaign manager David Plouffe--to the workers humping it on the ground. Most importantly for posterity, the film portrays the emotional nature of the campaign, not just because of the historic nature of his candidacy, but because of the inspirational qualities of the man himself.
- Participant:
- Barack Obama, Ronnie Cho, Tommy Vietor, Robert Gibbs, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, Hillary Rodham Clinton, David Axelrod, Bob Menendez, Michelle Obama, David Plouffe, James Clyburn, Ryan Lizza, Lynn Sweet, Jon Favreau, Candy Crowley, Richard Wolfe, Paul Tewes, Mike Blake, Suhaila Soetoro-Ng, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Konrad Ng, Neil Abercrombie, Bobby Titcomb, Chuck Todd, Jennifer Donahue, Melissa Russo, Jeff Zelenymes, Jim Margolis, Jane Hall, Joe Klein, John McCain, Sarah Palin.
- Credits:
- Edited by Sam Pollard, Geeta Gandbhir, and Arielle Amsalem ; original score, Craig Wedren ; director of photography, Amy Rice.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a documentary motion picture in 2009.
- Special features: Audio commentary with directors Amy Rice and Alicia Sams; Featurettes: The making of "By the people: the election of Barack Obama" (15 min.); Bonus scenes (50 min.); DVD-ROM feature: Inaugural speech print [requires a DVD-ROM drive and Internet access]; Previews (14 min.).
- ISBN:
- 143598997X
- 9781435989979
- OCLC:
- 464691857
- Publisher Number:
- 043396329621
- 043396335929
- 00043396329621 gtin-14
- 32962 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- 32962LIT Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Access Restriction:
- Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
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