“Shortly after he came to power Hitler called me to see him and explained that he wanted a film… He wanted a film showing the Congress through a non-expert eye, selecting just what was most artistically satisfying – in terms of spectacle, I suppose you might say. He wanted a film which would move, appeal to, impress an audience which was not necessarily interested in politics. “
— Leni Riefenstahl
Riefenstahl, a popular German actress, producer of the infamous German Propaganda film “Triumph of the Will”.
The story behind Obama’s doc “The Road We’ve Traveled”
The Obama campaign has enlisted the help of Hollywood to make a mini-documentary on how awesome Barack Obama’s presidency has been. Of course, he’s been so horrific a president it makes sense he’d need to recruit people who make stuff up for a living to promote himself. Why’d they select that name? Glenn has the story.
“The Road We’ve Traveled” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2POembdArVo&feature=youtu.be … coincidence it sounds so much like the Hitler docudrama?
