By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
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| By the People: The Election of Barack Obama | |
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| Directed by | Amy Rice Alicia Sams |
| Produced by | Bristol Baughan Deric Margolis D.J. Martin Audrey Rosenberg Benjamin Goldhirsh Dan O'Meara Chris Romano Edward Norton Stuart Blumberg William Migliore Elissa Brown Amy Rice Alicia Sams |
| Starring | Barack Obama, various |
| Music by | Craig Wedren |
| Editing by | Sam Pollard Geeta Gandbhir Arielle Amsalem |
| Distributed by | HBO |
| Release date(s) | August 7, 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama is a 2009 documentary film produced by Edward Norton broadcast in November 2009 on HBO, which follows Barack Obama and various members of his campaign team, including David Axelrod, through the two years leading up to the United States presidential election on November 4, 2008.
Proceeds from the sale of the soundtrack of this film went to United Way and Enterprise Community Partners. Both organizations will put the funds toward rebuilding efforts in the Gulf Coast region.[citation needed] This documentary was said to be very successful.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- By the People: The Election of Barack Obama at the Internet Movie Database
- New Documentary on Barack Obama’s Historic Presidential Run - video report by Democracy Now!
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