America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
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Documentary
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 2
avg.Runtime | min
First EP | 2020-01-13
Last EP | 2020-01-14
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A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.
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FRONTLINE
Kirk Documentary Group
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2020-01-13
1
Episode 1
2020-01-13
Barack Obama's promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump.
2
Episode 2
2020-01-14
Part Two examines how Trump's campaign exploited the country's divisions, how his presidency has unleashed anger on both sides of the divide, and what America's polarization could mean for the country's future.
CAST
charactor: Self - Fmr. Obama Chief Strategist
Original: David Axelrod
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - The Washington Post
Original: Wesley Lowery
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Anchor, Fox News
Original: Megyn Kelly
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Obama Adviser
Original: Ben Rhodes
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Former Trump Political Adviser
Original: Roger Stone
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Vice President
Original: Joe Biden
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Senate Majority Leader
Original: Tom Daschle
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. McCain Campaign Adviser
Original: Steve Schmidt
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Author, The Argument
Original: Matt Bai
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Editor-in-Chief, Breitbart News
Original: Alex Marlow
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - GOP Pollster
Original: Frank Luntz
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. House Minority Whip
Original: Eric Cantor
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Obama Adviser
Original: Broderick Johnson
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Anchor, PBS NewsHour
Original: Judy Woodruff
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - PBS NewsHour
Original: Yamiche Alcindor
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Author, The Substance of Hope
Original: Jelani Cobb
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - The New York Times Magazine
Original: Robert Draper
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Speaker of the House
Original: Newt Gingrich
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Conservative Radio Host
Original: Charlie Sykes
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Sec. of Treasury
Original: Timothy Geithner
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - The Washington Post
Original: Dan Balz
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Author, The Escape Artist
Original: Noam Scheiber
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Sec. of Labor, 1993 - 1997
Original: Robert Reich
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Author, Mugged
Original: Ann Coulter
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Author, In Fed We Trust
Original: David Wessel
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Author, The Second Civil War
Original: Ronald Brownstein
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Editor, The New Yorker
Original: David Remnick
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - The New York Times Magazine
Original: Mark Leibovich
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Obama Advisor
Original: John Podesta
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Author, Obama: The Call of History
Original: Peter Baker
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Trump Political Adviser
Original: Sam Nunberg
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - The Apprentice Contestant
Original: Omarosa Manigault
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Speaker of the House
Original: John Boehner
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Obama Chief of Staff
Original: William Daley
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Author, The Black Presidency
Original: Michael Eric Dyson
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Chmn., Breibart
Original: Steve Bannon
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Spokesman, Breibart
Original: Kurt Bardella
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Tea Party Congress, 2011 - 2019
Original: Raul Labrador
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Co-Author, Trump Revealed
Original: Michael Kranish
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self - Fmr. Obama Adviser
Original: Cecilia Muñoz
Total EP: 2
CREW
Ben McCoy
Director of Photography
Camera
Michael Kirk
Director
Directing
Steve Audette
Editor
Editing
Elliott Choi
Editor
Editing
Missy Frederick
Producer
Production
Daffodil Altan
Producer
Production
Daniel Edge
Producer
Production
Gabrielle Schonder
Producer
Production
Raney Aronson-Rath
Executive Producer
Production
Philip Bennett
Producer
Production
Michael Kirk
Producer
Production
Jason Kashdan
Producer
Production
Mike Wiser
Producer
Production
Michelle Mizner
Producer
Production
David Fanning
Executive Producer
Production
Jim Gilmore
Producer
Production
John E. Low
Original Music Composer
Sound
Michael Kirk
Writer
Writing
Mike Wiser
Writer
Writing
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