EUROPE FOR PRESIDENT
Documentation, 52 minutes

nspired by the Obama – Berlin spectacle in July 2008, Danish actionist Thomas Altheimer decides not only to stage his own presidential campaign in America, but to let Barack Obama know that Europe is by no means part of his constituency.

In a casting session in Los Angeles, Altheimer finds the wonderful Hannah Jefferson as the American candidate for his Europe for President 2008 campaign. From the US West Coast, they set off into the provinces to conquer the hearts and minds of Americans. It quickly becomes apparent, however, that the real challenge is to conquer the hearts and minds of the candidate herself.

At odds in just about everything, Altheimer and his presidential candidate finally end up at the Democratic Convention in Denver….