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Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Multi-part documentary explores the journey of Barack Obama from his early upbringing to the 44th U.S. President, set against the backdrop of the country's unfolding racial history.

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documentary, biography

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Les Blank Films,Skyhill Films

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2 nominations

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You, uh-- Obviously, you put
a lot of thought - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

You, uh-- Obviously, you put a lot of thought

Have you given thought to,
when you're successful, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Have you given thought to, when you're successful,

BARACK OBAMA: I wanted
to get everyone together - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

BARACK OBAMA: I wanted to get everyone together

-Yeah.
-...about how America - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

-Yeah. -...about how America

And from
our vantage point yesterday, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

And from our vantage point yesterday,

Well, I-- I don't think
that we're going to solve - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Well, I-- I don't think that we're going to solve

They were there
because they believe - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

They were there because they believe

BARACK OBAMA: "We the people, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

BARACK OBAMA: "We the people,

You know, one of the things
about life, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

You know, one of the things about life,

However long we are keepers
of the public trust, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

However long we are keepers of the public trust,

But I hope that at the end
of an Obama administration, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

But I hope that at the end of an Obama administration,

The document they produced
was eventually signed, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

The document they produced was eventually signed,

Public service is simply
and absolutely - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Public service is simply and absolutely

It was stained by this nation's
original sin of slavery. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

It was stained by this nation's original sin of slavery...

That, at the end
of an Obama administration, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

That, at the end of an Obama administration,

I chose to run for president - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

I chose to run for president

(INDISTINCT CHATTER) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

That our economy
is a little more balanced - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

That our economy is a little more balanced

Unless we perfect our union - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Unless we perfect our union

And if we set this country
on the right trajectory now, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

And if we set this country on the right trajectory now,

This African American guy - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

This African American guy

This belief comes
from my unyielding faith - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

This belief comes from my unyielding faith

♪ (THEME MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

♪ (THEME MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

REPORTER: One thing you can say
with certainty - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

REPORTER: One thing you can say with certainty

But what did that day signify?
That was the question. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

But what did that day signify? That was the question.

I was raised with the help
of a white grandfather - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

I was raised with the help of a white grandfather

How much had America changed
because it had finally - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

How much had America changed because it had finally

He is ambitious
and just daring enough - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

He is ambitious and just daring enough

MICHELE NORRIS:
During the Obama candidacy, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

MICHELE NORRIS: During the Obama candidacy,

STEVE KROFT: Three years ago,
you were a state legislator - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

STEVE KROFT: Three years ago, you were a state legislator

I've gone to some
of the best schools in America, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

I've gone to some of the best schools in America,

What makes you think
that you're qualified - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

What makes you think that you're qualified

There were a lot of people, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

There were a lot of people,

I am married to a Black American - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

I am married to a Black American

It-- You know, I think we're
in a moment of history - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

It-- You know, I think we're in a moment of history

-Nice to meet you. Hi.
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

-Nice to meet you. Hi. -(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Post-racial
is an interesting word, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Post-racial is an interesting word,

I have brothers,
sisters, nieces, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

I have brothers, sisters, nieces,

It's interesting why - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

It's interesting why

And for as long as I live,
I will never forget - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

And for as long as I live, I will never forget

-I'm Hillary Clinton...
-(CROWD CHEERING) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

-I'm Hillary Clinton... -(CROWD CHEERING)

I'm running for president,
and I'm in it to win it - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

I'm running for president, and I'm in it to win it

It's a story that hasn't made me - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

It's a story that hasn't made me

(INDISTINCT CHATTER) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

But it is a story that has
seared into my genetic makeup - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

But it is a story that has seared into my genetic makeup

...every time we made
a step forward, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

...every time we made a step forward,

How important is race
in defining yourself? - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

How important is race in defining yourself?

We go from Lincoln's
emancipation proclamation - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

We go from Lincoln's emancipation proclamation

I am rooted in
the African American community, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

I am rooted in the African American community,

Contrary to the claims of some
of my critics, Black and white, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics, Black and whit...

Turn of the century,
NAACP is formed. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Turn of the century, NAACP is formed.

It was naive for us to think
there wouldn't be a backlash - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

It was naive for us to think there wouldn't be a backla...

And while he has never
positioned himself - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

And while he has never positioned himself

But I have asserted
a firm conviction... - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

But I have asserted a firm conviction...

♪ (TUNE CONCLUDES) ♪ - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

♪ (TUNE CONCLUDES) ♪

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-...the question of his race - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER) -...the question of his race

A conviction rooted
in my faith in God - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

A conviction rooted in my faith in God

-(CROWD CHEERING)
-KROFT: You think
the country is ready - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

-(CROWD CHEERING) -KROFT: You think the country is ready

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER) -(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

We can move beyond some
of our old racial wounds. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

We can move beyond some of our old racial wounds.

Well-- No. You know, the-- - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Well-- No. You know, the--

We have no choice
if we are to continue - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

We have no choice if we are to continue

I wanna thank both
the House and the Senate - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

I wanna thank both the House and the Senate

It's-- It's going to be
because I have not shown - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

It's-- It's going to be because I have not shown

I know that it is a heavy lift - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

I know that it is a heavy lift

REPORTER: Meet Barack Obama, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

REPORTER: Meet Barack Obama,

JEREMIAH WRIGHT:
I was scheduled the next morning - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

JEREMIAH WRIGHT: I was scheduled the next morning

Obama has done and seen much
in his 34 years of life. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Obama has done and seen much in his 34 years of life.

I recognize that there are still
some differences - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

I recognize that there are still some differences

Due to the implication,
Senator Obama called me. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Due to the implication, Senator Obama called me.

He was raised in Hawaii,
Indonesia, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

He was raised in Hawaii, Indonesia,

He was very worried
about my prayer. (CHUCKLES) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

He was very worried about my prayer. (CHUCKLES)

My parents made me appreciate
different cultures, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

My parents made me appreciate different cultures,

Earlier this week, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Earlier this week,

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER) -(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING)

♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

My father was part of that
first wave of young Africans - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

My father was part of that first wave of young Africans

The task
for Democrats in the House - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

The task for Democrats in the House

He called back,
"David's worried." Axelrod. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

He called back, "David's worried." Axelrod.

They ended up getting married,
having me. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

They ended up getting married, having me.

"David's worried.
Are you-- Are you sure?" - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

"David's worried. Are you-- Are you sure?"

My father decided he wanted
to get his PhD, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

My father decided he wanted to get his PhD,

JOHN LEWIS:
They were some forces - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

JOHN LEWIS: They were some forces

He moved there, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

He moved there,

Rolling Stone has got
their hands - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Rolling Stone has got their hands

Not to mention,
this was an interracial couple - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Not to mention, this was an interracial couple

They were some
very powerful individuals - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

They were some very powerful individuals

And David feels that
if I take you out - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

And David feels that if I take you out

I don't expect
a hundred percent agreement - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

I don't expect a hundred percent agreement

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Multi-part documentary explores the journey of Barack Obama from his early upbringing to the 44th U.S. President, set against the backdrop of the country's unfolding racial history.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Les Blank Films,Skyhill Films

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

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Released: 03 Aug 2021

Awards: 2 nominations

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