A teenager bets his whole year on hope—did democracy deliver or break his heart?
A teenager who has spent a year of his life campaigning for Barack Obama makes his way to Denver to hear the former Presidential candidate accept his nomination.
Acting
Dan Rather and Tim Russert's final on-screen political commentary
Direction
Intimate access to convention floor chaos and teenage vulnerability
Editing
Juxtaposes epic political theater with one kid's crushing expectations
Director
Cassandra Nichols
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the 2008 DNC in Denver, capturing the last pre-social media presidential campaign where hope felt like a tangible commodity.
Tim Russert's interview was his final on-camera appearance before his sudden death June 13, 2008—making this an accidental time capsule of pre-Trump political media.
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