You may never have heard of Pete Souza, but you definitely know his work. He was the Chief Official White House Photographer, responsible for the most iconic visuals of the Obama years. In this documentary, Souza talks about his impressions of Obama and Ronald Reagan whom he also worked for. It’s obvious that the former inspired his political awakening, helping him become a hit on Instagram, where he used photos from the Obama White House as humorous yet pointed reminders of how the President is everything Trump failed to become. The film’s problem is that there’s no real story here, no conflict, ultimately just very slickly produced flattery of Obama. 

2020-U.S. 100 min. Color. Directed by Dawn Porter.

Trivia: Co-produced by Laura Dern. 

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