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:

Jay Bastian, Joe Biden, Cait Brasel

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jay Bastian	...	Self
Joe Biden	...	Self (archive footage)
Cait Brasel	...	Young Democrate
Gene Burris Jr.	...	Stanford University College Student
Dinesh D'Souza	...	Self
Alice Dewey	...	Self
Lisa Fox	...	Professor / Administrator
Zackary Steven Graham	...	Dartmouth College Student
Willy Kauai	...	Self
Paul Kengor	...	Self
Barack Obama	...	Self (archive footage)
George Obama	...	Self
Sarah Obama	...	Self (voice)
Philip Ochieng	...	Self
Joseph Ojiru	...	Self

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:

propaganda | partisan commentary | mockumentary | fake news | punctuation 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2013, the FEC fined Barack Obama's 2008 campaign $375,000 for failure to report campaign donations. According to a Politico article dated Jan. 4, 2013, "The major sticking point for the FEC appeared to be a series of missing 48-hour notices for nearly 1,300 contributions totaling more than $1.8 million -- an issue that lawyers familiar with the commission's work say the FEC takes seriously. The notices must be filed on contributions of $1,000 or more that are received within the 20-day window of Election Day." In the same article, former FEC commissioner Michael Toner said "the infractions were relatively minor, given the scope of the campaign."

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Goofs

During D'Souza's phone conversation with Shelby Steele, Steele's iPhone is turned the wrong way. The main earphone and the front-facing camera are visible in several shots.

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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

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Hillary's America (2018)

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Soundtracks

Sing for Change
Performed by Kathy Sawada
From The Diane Rehm Show
Whitehouse.gov

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.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

2016: Америка Обамы

Filming Locations:

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,610, 15 July 2012

Gross USA:

$33,449,086

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$33,449,086

Company Credits

Production Co:

Obama's America Foundation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1