In 2008, the Democratic Party came in Denver to nominate Barack Obama and Joe Biden. The camera takes us from just before the convention to its end, staying mostly away from the convention floor to focus on three groups: a handful of staff from the mayor's office tending to minor problems and worrying about a group of protesters, three of the organizers of daily protests (called "Recreate 68"), and a group of reporters from the Denver Post. A reporter has a brief meltdown, th... (Full plot summary below)
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In 2008, the Democratic Party came in Denver to nominate Barack Obama and Joe Biden. The camera takes us from just before the convention to its end, staying mostly away from the convention floor to focus on three groups: a handful of staff from the mayor's office tending to minor problems and worrying about a group of protesters, three of the organizers of daily protests (called "Recreate 68"), and a group of reporters from the Denver Post. A reporter has a brief meltdown, the protest marches are feeble, and the police presence is intimidating. Banal minutia of parade permits, traffic, delegate credentialing, and bullhorn instructions give the film details and texture.
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| DCistIan BuckwalterWhile Convention may be more traditional documentary fare in content than his last film, A.J. Schnack is not without a new trick up his sleeve: a collaborative documentary made with a group of documentarians, each with his/her own assignment. |
| Film-Forward.comNora Lee MandelDogged, but anti-climactic cinema vérité tribute to the increasingly irrelevant quadrennial political show. |
| Metromix.comMatt PaisOoh, will mayor's special assistant Chantal Unfug learn to ride a scooter? Will protestors spend less than half their time defending their right to protest? |
| Denver PostLisa KennedyWhat Convention sets out to do, it does with understated candor. |
| Time OutEric HynesConvention plays like 11 cameras in search of drama. |
| New York TimesMike HaleSome of this is awfully pedestrian, but there are moments of both high comedy and high drama. |
| User ReviewCharles VChantal is the star of the show! 2nd billing goes to Denver, which looks great. The humanity and decency of the people who made the 2008 Democratic Convention a success is on display - too bad somebody made the decision to turn Denver into an armed camp at the same time. |
