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Becoming

Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour for 'Becoming.'

Director

Nadia Hallgren

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Genre

documentary, biography

Box Office

N/A

Production

Higher Ground,Big Mouth Productions

Awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. 1 win & 6 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/title/81122487

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I didn't believe that I would be sitting - Becoming

I didn't believe that I would be sitting

And I just wanted to know,
how did you, as a black woman, - Becoming

And I just wanted to know, how did you, as a black woman,

For me, I never felt invisible. - Becoming

For me, I never felt invisible.

And I think, in thinking through my story
about why do I not now feel invisible, - Becoming

And I think, in thinking through my story about why do I not...

It came from
not what was going on in the world, - Becoming

It came from not what was going on in the world,

But that invisibility, it starts here. - Becoming

But that invisibility, it starts here.

We can't afford to wait for the world
to be equal to start feeling seen. - Becoming

We can't afford to wait for the world to be equal to st...

So you've got to find the tools
within yourself to feel visible, - Becoming

So you've got to find the tools within yourself to feel...

[sentimental piano music playing] - Becoming

[sentimental piano music playing]

It's the same expectations
my family had of me. - Becoming

It's the same expectations my family had of me.

My grandfather Dandy
expected us to be great. - Becoming

My grandfather Dandy expected us to be great.

But he went through life
being underestimated. - Becoming

But he went through life being underestimated.

Growing up, he was a brilliant young man, - Becoming

Growing up, he was a brilliant young man,

But because of race and class, - Becoming

But because of race and class,

And imagine walking around
with all this ability, - Becoming

And imagine walking around with all this ability,

No, you're not good enough.
No, you're not ready." - Becoming

No, you're not good enough. No, you're not ready.&...

You know,
watching opportunities slip away, - Becoming

You know, watching opportunities slip away,

That caused him
a lot of disappointment and anger. - Becoming

That caused him a lot of disappointment and anger.

[chattering] - Becoming

[laughter] - Becoming

So we thought it was a great idea
to bring two book clubs together - Becoming

So we thought it was a great idea to bring two book clubs to...

But it was fascinating to read
because they were lifelong, - Becoming

But it was fascinating to read because they were lifelong,

[woman 2] Do you have a sense
of what they were fleeing - Becoming

[woman 2] Do you have a sense of what they were fleeing

If you look at my parents' parents, - Becoming

If you look at my parents' parents,

That's when you would hear
the off-the-cuff remarks - Becoming

That's when you would hear the off-the-cuff remarks

What was going on in the '70s - Becoming

What was going on in the '70s

Your property values
are going to go down." - Becoming

Your property values are going to go down."

You can even see it in class pictures
of my kindergarten class - Becoming

You can even see it in class pictures of my kindergarten cla...

I mean, it does something to kids like me, - Becoming

I mean, it does something to kids like me,

Because my family, sadly, - Becoming

Because my family, sadly,

I was one of a handful
of minority students. - Becoming

I was one of a handful of minority students.

It was the first time in my life
where I stood out like that. - Becoming

It was the first time in my life where I stood out like that...

I learned that
one of my roommates moved out - Becoming

I learned that one of my roommates moved out

In hindsight, I think I needed
to go to Princeton to see for myself - Becoming

In hindsight, I think I needed to go to Princeton to see for...

[Gayle] And then you're in class with
some of these guys, and you realized what? - Becoming

[Gayle] And then you're in class with some of these guy...

People have told us, "No,
these are the things that aren't for you." - Becoming

People have told us, "No, these are the things that are...

There's the college athlete. - Becoming

There's the college athlete.

And universities have a right
and an interest in diversifying. - Becoming

And universities have a right and an interest in diversifyin...

The problem is that when it comes
to students of color, poor kids, - Becoming

The problem is that when it comes to students of color, poor...

And I have been at, probably, every
powerful table there is in the world. - Becoming

And I have been at, probably, every powerful table there is ...

I've been at G-summits,
I've been in castles and palaces, - Becoming

I've been at G-summits, I've been in castles and p...

[audience laughing] - Becoming

[audience laughing]

You know, - Becoming

[woman] Some of these young women
that we selected for this activity today - Becoming

[woman] Some of these young women that we selected for this ...

So, how many of you thought that?
Like, "Why me?" - Becoming

So, how many of you thought that? Like, "Why me?"

I just literally come to school, - Becoming

I just literally come to school,

Helping him out in some way
would make him feel good. - Becoming

Helping him out in some way would make him feel good.

And also
because I have three little brothers, - Becoming

And also because I have three little brothers,

Like, everything-- - Becoming

Like, everything--

[laughter] - Becoming

I am a senior at Whitney Young
here in the South Side of Chicago. - Becoming

I am a senior at Whitney Young here in the South Side of Chi...

I remember the first year, I was like,
"I want to transfer to a different school. - Becoming

I remember the first year, I was like, "I want to trans...

I can't do this work." - Becoming

I can't do this work."

What kept me motivated was - Becoming

What kept me motivated was

Knowing that I'm one of the first ones
to graduate high school - Becoming

Knowing that I'm one of the first ones to graduate high...

[audience cheering] - Becoming

[audience cheering]

It's a huge accomplishment for me. - Becoming

It's a huge accomplishment for me.

[woman] When you come out,
you'll say, "Hello, Washington D.C." - Becoming

[woman] When you come out, you'll say, "Hello, Was...

That story - Becoming

I'm Valerie Jarrett, your host tonight." - Becoming

I'm Valerie Jarrett, your host tonight."

And then she comes up here.
You are in this chair. - Becoming

And then she comes up here. You are in this chair.

So you guys can hug, wave, sit... - Becoming

So you guys can hug, wave, sit...

And now, ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Michelle Obama! - Becoming

And now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michelle Obama...

["Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys playing] - Becoming

["Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys playing]

And up until that point, - Becoming

And up until that point,

And that landed me
from Princeton to Harvard, - Becoming

And that landed me from Princeton to Harvard,

You start practicing law, - Becoming

You start practicing law,

This is when I first got a hint that there
might be a little something more there. - Becoming

This is when I first got a hint that there might be a little...

He's like, "Hello?" - Becoming

He's like, "Hello?"

And I was sort of like, "Whoa!" - Becoming

And I was sort of like, "Whoa!"

But then he was late, - Becoming

But then he was late,

He was like, "Oh, I'm so sorry." - Becoming

He was like, "Oh, I'm so sorry."

I wasn't equipped with an umbrella." - Becoming

I wasn't equipped with an umbrella."

And I was like, "I know. I know, girl." - Becoming

And I was like, "I know. I know, girl."

[women shouting and cheering excitedly] - Becoming

[women shouting and cheering excitedly]

That's not exactly how it happened." - Becoming

That's not exactly how it happened."

I was like,
"That's what they're waiting for." - Becoming

I was like, "That's what they're waiting for....

You're black, he's black.
This will be great." - Becoming

You're black, he's black. This will be great."...

But how do you fall for a guy
who's driving a yellow Datsun? - Becoming

But how do you fall for a guy who's driving a yellow Da...

Yellow, - Becoming

[Gayle] One day, you guys are hanging out
in the middle of the night, - Becoming

[Gayle] One day, you guys are hanging out in the middle of t...

I was like, "Oh, how romantic." - Becoming

I was like, "Oh, how romantic."

And he was different from me, - Becoming

And he was different from me,

I knew he was a tsunami coming after me, - Becoming

I knew he was a tsunami coming after me,

I didn't want to just be
an appendage to his dreams. - Becoming

I didn't want to just be an appendage to his dreams.

So that forced me to work and think, - Becoming

So that forced me to work and think,

[Valerie] Speaking of your husband... - Becoming

[Valerie] Speaking of your husband...

[audience cheering] - Becoming

[audience cheering]

Wait, this is like when Jay-Z comes out - Becoming

Wait, this is like when Jay-Z comes out

♪ Young B and R-O-C ♪ - Becoming

♪ Young B and R-O-C ♪

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Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour for 'Becoming.'

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Nadia Hallgren

Writer: N/A

Production: Higher Ground,Big Mouth Productions

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 66/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 06 May 2020

Awards: Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. 1 win & 6 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81122487

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