Hype: The Obama Effect

The story

Delving beneath the hype of Barack Obama's historic bid for the U.S. presidency, this documentary takes a close look at Obama's work in the Illinois state senate, his record in the U.S. Senate and his words on the campaign trail. Featuring interviews with numerous Washington insiders, media experts and politicians, the film scrutinizes Obama's record on taxes, immigration, energy, health care, abortion, foreign policy, Iraq and more.

Cast & crew

John BoltonSelf

Tucker CarlsonSelf

Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)

Michelle ObamaSelf (archive footage)

Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)

Ted KennedySelf (archive footage)

John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)

Mike HuckabeeSelf (archive footage)

Joe LiebermanSelf (archive footage)

John KerrySelf (archive footage)

Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)

Dick DurbinSelf (archive footage)