While the Obama family was picnicking, a film crew was taking it all in. The film will ultimately be shown at the democratic convention, which is shaping up to be a spectacular event.
NYT: Davis Guggenheim, the Academy Award-winning director of “An Inconvenient Truth,” was on hand in Butte with a large crew to film Mr. Obama. The piece is intended to tell the story of Mr. Obama’s life, as well as how Democrats believe they can win in the West.
The filming, which was not announced by the campaign, took place throughout the day on Friday at the Freedom Fest Independence Day celebration, followed by a picnic for about 1,000 people outside the World Mining Museum.
Additional filming with Mr. Obama took place at the Clark Chateau Museum, a mansion from the glory days of Butte, once known as the “Richest Hill on Earth” because of a lucrative mining industry.
Mr. Guggenheim, who was here with his own young son, is the son of Charles Guggenheim, a four-time Academy Award winner who chronicled President John F. Kennedy.
So what will the film look like? You’ll have to wait until August for the Democratic convention.
