How does a filmmaker get access to The White House?
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Channel: The A.V. Club · 2017 · Entertainment
For the documentary The Final Year, filmmaker Greg Barker gained an remarkable level of access to The White House and the State Department, and followed President Barack Obama’s foreign policy team as it attempted to shape international policy in the final year of his presidency. After the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, we spoke with Barker and two members of Obama’s foreign policy team—Samantha Power, former ambassador to the United Nations, and Ben Rhodes, speechwriter and former assistant to the president—to find out how Barker gained access to The White House. Visit: http://avclub.com Like: http://www.fb.com/theavclub Follow: http://www.twitter.com/theavclub
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