2006
HILLARY S TRIP TO THE MOON
HILLARYS REISE ZUM MOND
USA
60 min. tv documentary
author, director: Marcel Kolvenbach
production: ao buero
WDR, arte
Political portrait of Hillary Clinton, exploring her ambitions and rise in U.S. politics.
As a child, Hillary Clinton dreamed of becoming an astronaut. She wrote to NASA, but they replied that the moon was not for little girls. As a successful lawyer and later First Lady under Bill Clinton, her ambition to become the highest-ranking woman in the US grew. The film shows resistance and support, setbacks and contradictions, and her difficult relationship with the press. With exclusive insights by Marie C. Wilson, a feminist activist, author, political organizer. Wilson was president of the Ms. Foundation for Women and co founder of the White House Project. For Marie Wilson having Hillary Clinton run for president was an important Milestone in the context of advocacy for women and leadership. The film gives an insight into Hillary Rodham Clinton’
s ambitions to enter the White house as the first female president, years before her official nomination.