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Becoming

"I might have been happy about it." I haven't seen it in a long time, but

"I might have been happy about it." I haven't seen it in a long time, but

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"I might have been happy about it."
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I haven't seen it in a long time, but...
Duration
5 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:05
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Higher Ground,Big Mouth Productions

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Movie Summary

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.'
Do you know, the last time we went through these pictures like this - Becoming 00:05
Do you know, the last time we went through these pictures li...
That tells you as much about me as you need to know. - Becoming 00:05
That tells you as much about me as you need to know.
It was a typical working-class community. - Becoming 00:04
It was a typical working-class community.
Some good music, - Becoming 00:05
Some good music,
Our dinner table was the first table where I felt like I belonged. - Becoming 00:06
Our dinner table was the first table where I felt like I bel...
And then you go out into the world - Becoming 00:06
And then you go out into the world
You're in high school, - Becoming 00:04
You're in high school,
[audience laughing] - Becoming 00:08
[audience laughing]
Your brother had gone to Princeton, - Becoming 00:10
Your brother had gone to Princeton,
Yeah, and she decided that my wish to go to Princeton - Becoming 00:08
Yeah, and she decided that my wish to go to Princeton
And at that point, she told me, "I don't think you're Princeton material." - Becoming 00:06
And at that point, she told me, "I don't think you...
[audience laughing] - Becoming 00:05
[audience laughing]
[audience cheering] - Becoming 00:17
[audience cheering]
But that statement, while I was able to get over it, it was a punch. - Becoming 00:05
But that statement, while I was able to get over it, it was ...
[applause] - Becoming 00:05
[applause]
Your book really stuck to me, - Becoming 00:09
Your book really stuck to me,
With me being a first-generation student, - Becoming 00:05
With me being a first-generation student,
I didn't believe that I would be sitting - Becoming 00:05
I didn't believe that I would be sitting
And I just wanted to know, how did you, as a black woman, - Becoming 00:07
And I just wanted to know, how did you, as a black woman,
For me, I never felt invisible. - Becoming 00:04
For me, I never felt invisible.