The American Future: A History (2008)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Simon Schama travels across the United States before the 2008 election. He explores American history through its conflicts to explain current politics. The series shows Schama's historical perspective on the candidates and makes a personal case for Barack Obama.

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What happens

The American Future: A History is a four-part documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama which aired on BBC Two in the UK during October 2008, in the run up to the 2008 US presidential election. The first episode was broadcast on BBC Two at 9:00pm on 10 October 2008, and it was shown over four consecutive Fridays. The series saw Schama travelling through the United States as he investigated the conflicts from its past in order to understand the country's contemporary political situation. Schama presents and discusses both presidential candidates, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, from a historical point of view, emphasizing strongly the former. The documentary takes the viewer on an epic journey through the history of the modern United States, but it also reveals why Schama personally believed Barack Obama would be the ideal choice as the next president of the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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