Watch: ‘The Final Year’ Captures the Personal Narrative of Global Politics – Roll Call

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Watch: ‘The Final Year’ Captures the Personal Narrative of Global Politics

By Jason Dick

Posted January 17, 2018 at 4:23pm

By Jason Dick and D.A. Banks

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Filmmaker Greg Barker and Ben Rhodes, President Barack Obama’s former deputy national security adviser, discuss the challenge of creating a documentary about the White House foreign policy team’s drive to forge a lasting legacy. Watch part of Roll Call’s conversation with the two creatives, including the personal side of the documentary. Also, watch editor Jason Dick’s review of the movie, .

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