Senator Obama Goes to Africa
Mar 25, 2008
Bob Hercules, Keith Walker, USA, 2007, BETA-SP, 52 min
Sponsored by Prost Amerika
Award-winning filmmakers Bob Hercules and Keith Walker accompanied Senator Barack Obama and his wife on a historic trip to Barack's ancestral homeland. This timely and poignant documentary follows Senator Barack Obama as he travels to South Africa, Kenya and a Darfur refugee camp in Chad. Obama explores the vast continent that is gaining increasing importance in this age of globalization. This is a fascinating and unique insight into the man who may be our next President where we get to see the man away from the artificiality of the presidential campaign trail. Bob Hercules most recent documentary, FORGIVING DR. MENGELE, won prizes at both at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival and Heartland Film Festivals."
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