I hope director Nanette Burstein’s upcoming doc “Hillary” doesn’t take the soft approach on Hillary Clinton because, as Clinton herself states in the trailer for the upcoming HULU doc series, I want it be written on my gravestone, “she’s neither as good nor as bad as some people say about her.”
The former Secretary of State, Senator, and First Lady will be the focus of Burstein’s “Hillary,” which is set to premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival. Will I attend the screening? Not sure yet. Hillary has always been a source of controversy for me, as one of the most polarizing figures in American history.
After losing the US Presidential Election in epic fashion in 2016, Clinton must have been somewhat embarrassed that a self-proclaimed “pussy-grabber” beat her in an election she was supposed to overwhelmingly win. Alas, that never happened, the historical baggage she had was too overwhelming for America to ignore. You see, as much as Clinton may be an important figure in feminist fights within this country, she also had the problem of bearing severe double standards (including smearing her promiscuous husband’s sexual assault victims) and I won’t even get into her catastrophic tenure as secretary of State under the Obama regime.
While you may think that a docuseries that features the subject being interviewed might let her off easy, the newly-released trailer for “Hillary” wants the viewer to believe that many punches won’t be pulled when it comes to Burstein’s questioning of Madame Secretary. We will have to just wait and see. Suffice to say, we’ll have to wait and see if that is actually the case.
“Hillary” is set to make its debut as part of Sundance in early 2020 before arriving on Hulu on March 6.
Here’s the synopsis:
A portrait of a public woman, interweaving moments from never-before-seen 2016 campaign footage with biographical chapters of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s life. Featuring exclusive interviews with Hillary herself, Bill, Chelsea, friends, and journalists, an examination of how she became simultaneously one of the most admired and vilified women in the world.
Following “Air,” this is Affleck’s latest stint behind the camera. He has cast himself in the lead role, alongside Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, and Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files”).