By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
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| Directed by | Amy Rice Alicia Sams [ktn] |
| 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 |
| Edited by | Sam Pollard Geeta Gandbhir Arielle Amsalem |
| Music by | Craig Wedren |
| Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| 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.
External links[edit]
- By the People: The Election of Barack Obama at IMDb
- New Documentary on Barack Obama’s Historic Presidential Run - video report by Democracy Now!
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- 2009 films
- American documentary films
- Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
- Documentary films about elections in the United States
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- HBO documentary films
- 2008 United States presidential election in popular culture
- Films about presidential elections
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- Political documentary film stubs