Made In Chicago tells the story of current United States president
Barrack Obama's journey and political beginnings from the black
communities of the Southside of Chicago, until his eventual decision
to run in the 2008 presidential election. Born in Hawaii to a black
Kenyan father and a white mother from Kansas, Obama moved to Chicago
in 1985 after studying political sciences in New York, he soon
integrated into the population through a Community Organiser
position for the local churches on the south of Chicago.
After seeing the distinct socioeconomic divide and a community that
is so rife with unemployment, homelessness, and a strong lack of
hope, Obama sets upon doing what he can to help make the lives of
those around him more positive. Soon he realises that community work
will only outreach so many people and that politics is the greater
medium to express his concerns, he runs for local senate and begins
what will be a career that sees him become the most powerful man on
earth.
The focus of this documentary is around the people who met Barrack
in his beginnings as a community worker and local politician in
Chicago and provides a unique insight into what shaped and inspired
Obama. With interviews for local intellects who followed Obamas
earliest campaigns and provide background into why the community was
so accepting of him, to the reverends and pastors that helped him
build his political organisation, it provides a view that has rarely
been shown since his rise to power and gives a much greater
understanding of why his rise was so Lofty.
The documentary is set before the result of the presidential
election so finishes quiet abruptly but at only 51 minutes it does a
great job in compiling as much information as it can without
glorifying its content as propaganda. Featuring footage and photos
from Barrack Obamas personal campaign organisation provides a great
retrospect on how the issues that he felt so passionate about in the
beginning are still on his agenda today.
Given that Obama has reached a 'celebrity' status rarely reached by
politicians this will be entertaining for most anyone, not just the
politically minded.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
* DIRECTORS COMMENTARY