2016: Obama's America (2012)

A documentary that examines the question, "If Barack Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?"

Directors:

Dinesh D'Souza, John Sullivan

Writers:

Dinesh D'Souza, John Sullivan,

Stars:

Joe Biden, Cait Brasel, Gene Burris Jr.

Cast

Credited cast:
Joe Biden	...	Himself (archive footage)
Cait Brasel	...	Young Democrate
Gene Burris Jr.	...	Stanford University Crew
Dinesh D'Souza	...	Himself
Alice Dewey	...	Herself (as Dr. Alice Dewey)
Willy Kauai	...	Himself
Paul Kengor	...	Himself (as Dr. Paul Kengor)
Barack Obama	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Obama	...	Himself
Sarah Obama	...	Herself (off-camera) (as Sarah 'Granny' Obama)
Philip Ochieng	...	Himself
Joseph Ojiru	...	Himself
Daniel Pipes	...	Himself
Shelby Steele	...	Himself
Paul Vitz	...	Himself (as Dr. Paul Vitz)

Storyline

A documentary that examines the question, "If Barack Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?"

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Plot Keywords:

colonialism | reference to barack obama | apostrophe in title | punctuation in title | year in title | 

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Taglines:

Love him or hate him, you don't know him.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements, brief language and smoking images

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$31,610 (USA) (13 July 2012)

Gross:

$33,349,949 (USA) (5 October 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Obama's America Foundation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the "phone conversation" between Mr. D'Souza and Dr. Shelby Steele, it is apparent that the Iphone being used by Dr. Steele is turned the wrong way during the conversation. The main earphone and the front-facing camera, can be seen in several instances.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dinesh D'Souza: [voice-over] My journey to America can be traced back to the independence of India, the land of my fathers.

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Connections

References Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

User Reviews

From 1961: The History of Obama

I heard about this movie coming out some time ago, just before the US elections are happening, which is a perfect time for a presidential documentary. First I should say, I am not an American, I'm a Canadian, but I do have quite the interest in American politics. Also, like the vast majority of Canadians, I'm more of a Democrat. Sure, if there was a leader in the Republican field, that was far superior to the democrat candidate, then I would be fully behind the republican, but for the past few decades, I've been far more on the side of the Democrat candidates.

I found a lot of this film to be really interesting. The first half of the movie goes into who Barack Obama really is, a history of his life, and his father's life. There were so many tidbits of information that I never knew before, and it was really great to be able to find that information.

At the same time though, D'Souza, the maker of the documentary, has many scenes where he's talking about himself, and putting words into people's mouths. The direction of the title of the movie, showing what America will be like if Obama gets his second term, is hardly put forward, and when D'Souza does put forward his ideas, they really hardly make sense, and they're so extreme, that I doubt they will ever happen in the united states.

After seeing that movie, I just had to go back in time a few years, and watch Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9-11" and... oh my god... if anyone thinks, in any direction, that Obama isn't a good president, then look back just a few years and take a peak at what George Bush Jr. had done... it's freaking insane, and horrific. Looking at what has happened, I would say that Obama is the greatest president the US has had in a long, long time... perhaps going back to Ronald Reagan, perhaps even going back to Kennedy. I highly doubt that any republican would be able to beat out Obama for a second term in office, and one thing is for sure, this movie didn't make me doubt that, at all.

But one thing that D'Souza says about Obama is true. Many parts of his life up to when he got into office are quite a bit of a mystery to most people, so if you'd like to know more of the history of Obama, I highly recommend watching this movie.