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BBC Documentaire

Nearly a year before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency of 
the United States, film-makers Amy Rice and Alicia Sams began to roll cameras on 
the young senator. Featuring intimate footage of Obama, his family and his 
election team, this unique film documents the behind-the-scenes story of the 
passionate campaigners who helped a young African-American freshman senator 
reach the White House.

By The People tracks Obama"s halting progress from long-odds candidate to 
front-runner in the 2008 presidential race. It"s a roller-coaster ride that 
includes the victories and upsets that were followed by millions in the media, 
seen this time from within the Obama camp - from thrilling wins to disappointing 
losses in key states, from the high of receiving his party"s nomination over 
Hillary Clinton, to the low of losing his grandmother the day before his final 
victory over John McCain on Election Day.