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  • Becoming Barack (2009)
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    60 min | Documentary
Becoming Barack (2009)
Not Rated
60 min | Documentary

A revealing portrait of Barack Obama's formative years in Chicago, featuring the oldest videotape interview Obama, from 1993.
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Stuart A. Goldman (written by) | Robert Yuhas (written by)
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Release date
Aug 6, 2009 (United States)

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Barack Obama
Self - 44th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 44th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Loretta Augustine-Herron
Self - Community Activist Self - Community Activist   See fewer
Douglas Baird
Self - Dean, Univ. of Chicago Law School 1994-1999 Self - Dean, Univ. of Chicago Law School 1994-1999   See fewer
Charles Branham
Self - Sr. Historian, Dusable Museum Self - Sr. Historian, Dusable Museum   See fewer
Melody Spann Cooper
Self - President, WVON Radio Self - President, WVON Radio   See fewer
Edward Gardner
Self - Founder, Soft Sheen Products Self - Founder, Soft Sheen Products   See fewer
Terri Gardner
Self - Former President, Soft Sheen Products Self - Former President, Soft Sheen Products   See fewer
Gerald Kellman
Self - Founder, Developing Communities Project (as Jerry Kellman) Self - Founder, Developing Communities Project (as Jerry Kellman)   See fewer
Mike Kruglik
Self - Community Organizer Self - Community Organizer   See fewer
Alvin Love
Self - Pastor, Lilydale First Baptist Church (as Reverend Dr. Alvin Love) Self - Pastor, Lilydale First Baptist Church (as Reverend Dr. Alvin Love)   See fewer
Judd Miner
Self - Partner, Miner, Barnhill and Galland Self - Partner, Miner, Barnhill and Galland   See fewer
Sanford Newman
Self - Founder, Project Vote Self - Founder, Project Vote   See fewer
Auma Obama
Self - Barack's Half-Sister Self - Barack's Half-Sister   See fewer
Toni Preckwinkle
Self - Chicago Alderwoman, Ward 4 Self - Chicago Alderwoman, Ward 4   See fewer
Linda Randle
Self - Community and Political Activist Self - Community and Political Activist   See fewer
Phil LaMarr
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
Saul Alinsky
Self - Community Activist (archive footage) Self - Community Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Derrick Bell
Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) (as Professor Bell) Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) (as Professor Bell)   See fewer
Ann Dunham
Self - Barack's Mother (archive footage) Self - Barack's Mother (archive footage)   See fewer
Jesse Jackson
Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage)   See fewer
Martin Luther King
Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage)   See fewer
Nelson Mandela
Self - Former President of South Africa (archive footage) Self - Former President of South Africa (archive footage)   See fewer
Carol Moseley Braun
Self - Congresswoman (archive footage) Self - Congresswoman (archive footage)   See fewer
Barack Obama Sr.
Self - Barack's Father (archive footage) Self - Barack's Father (archive footage)   See fewer
Michelle Obama
Self - Former First Lady of the United States (archive footage) Self - Former First Lady of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Bobby Rush
Self - Congressman (archive footage) Self - Congressman (archive footage)   See fewer
Harold Washington
Self - First Black Mayor of Chicago (archive footage) Self - First Black Mayor of Chicago (archive footage)   See fewer
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