Hot Docs and the Calgary International Film Festival present:

Doc Soup: The Final Year

Wednesday, January 03, 2017 @ 7:00 PM
Globe Cinema - 617 8 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
$15 General | $13 Student/Senior | $68 Subscription

An unprecedented look at the final year of Barack Obama's presidency and his foreign policy team as they set out to define their legacy, promote diplomacy and react to the unexpected rise of Donald Trump.

During 2016, filmmaker Greg Barker was granted access inside the White House, the State Department, and the machinery of American power. This insiders’ account features key members of Obama’s foreign policy team including Secretary of State John Kerry, Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, and speechwriter Ben Rhodes.

From historic visits to Ho Chi Minh City, Hiroshima, and Havana to negotiating at the UN for a Syrian ceasefire, THE FINAL YEAR captures the real-life drama, intensity and humanity behind Obama's team of foreign policymakers. The creative team behind Oscar-winning documentary SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN and LIFE ANIMATED takes an entertainment genre familiar to audiences of popular political shows such as The West Wing or The Good Wife and offers a rare glimpse into this world that has been fictionalized on screen so many times.

As we approach the one year anniversary of the inauguration of Donald Trump, there has never been a more relevant time to reflect back on the people who occupied the White House before him.

THE FINAL YEAR is the third film in our 2017-18 Doc Soup Series co-presented with Hot Docs. 

About Doc Soup Calgary

Doc Soup Calgary is a monthly feature-length documentary series presented in partnership with the Calgary International Film Festival and Hot Docs. The series is now in its 10th year and runs from November 2017 to April 2018. Screening on the first Wednesday of each month, Doc Soup Calgary brings six of the year's most talked-about docs to local audiences.

The screening dates for the 2017-18 season are:

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 7 p.m. at Cineplex Eau Claire
Wednesday, December 6, 2017, 7 p.m. at Cineplex Eau Claire
Wednesday, January 3, 2018, 7 p.m. at Globe Cinema
Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 7 p.m. at Cineplex Eau Claire
Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 7 p.m. at Cineplex Eau Claire
Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 7 p.m. at Cineplex Eau Claire

Doc Soup Subscriptions are now SOLD OUT. Each film in the series is announced one month in advance. Single tickets to each film will be available for purchase at that time. 

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