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

It came fromnot what was going on in the world, but what was going on at my dinner table

It came from
not what was going on in the world, but what was going on at my dinner table

Full Transcript

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It came from not what was going on in the world,
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but what was going on at my dinner table.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:15
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.'
But that invisibility, it starts here. - Becoming 00:05
But that invisibility, it starts here.
We can't afford to wait for the world to be equal to start feeling seen. - Becoming 00:06
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 00:07
So you've got to find the tools within yourself to feel...
[sentimental piano music playing] - Becoming 00:06
[sentimental piano music playing]
It's the same expectations my family had of me. - Becoming 00:04
It's the same expectations my family had of me.
My grandfather Dandy expected us to be great. - Becoming 00:05
My grandfather Dandy expected us to be great.
But he went through life being underestimated. - Becoming 00:04
But he went through life being underestimated.
Growing up, he was a brilliant young man, - Becoming 00:10
Growing up, he was a brilliant young man,
But because of race and class, - Becoming 00:07
But because of race and class,
And imagine walking around with all this ability, - Becoming 00:05
And imagine walking around with all this ability,
No, you're not good enough. No, you're not ready." - Becoming 00:08
No, you're not good enough. No, you're not ready.&...
You know, watching opportunities slip away, - Becoming 00:07
You know, watching opportunities slip away,
That caused him a lot of disappointment and anger. - Becoming 00:05
That caused him a lot of disappointment and anger.
[chattering] - Becoming 00:06
[chattering]
[laughter] - Becoming 00:05
[laughter]
So we thought it was a great idea to bring two book clubs together - Becoming 00:08
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 00:08
But it was fascinating to read because they were lifelong,
[woman 2] Do you have a sense of what they were fleeing - Becoming 00:04
[woman 2] Do you have a sense of what they were fleeing
If you look at my parents' parents, - Becoming 00:06
If you look at my parents' parents,
That's when you would hear the off-the-cuff remarks - Becoming 00:11
That's when you would hear the off-the-cuff remarks