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The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

Name: The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Director: Michael Kirk
Released: 2024
Duration: 115 min

Representation Score

5.5/10

Fair

2024

Director

Michael Kirk

Runtime

115 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

This documentary serves as a detailed biography of two prominent political figures. It uses the framework of political competition to explore how individual ability to act and systemic factors shape American leadership. While not designed for identity-based representation, the film offers a sophisticated look at the intersections of race, gender, and institutional power. Ultimately, the diversity in the film is tied to the specific identities of its subjects rather than a wide range of diverse characters.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on two political figures and does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or stories centered around non-cisgender identities.

How does The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump portray gender?

Fair

It places Kamala Harris under equal biographical scrutiny alongside a male counterpart, disrupting traditional gender hierarchies. The film avoids clichéd gendered leadership roles by highlighting individual ability to act.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump?

Good

The documentary explores how Kamala Harris's background and identity influence her leadership and public image. It delves into the intersections of race, gender, and institutional power.

How does The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump represent religion and culture?

Good

The film looks at Western political institutions by comparing traditionalist views with progressive reforms. It uses journalists and insiders to critique established power structures.

Does The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of subjects dealing with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions. No score can be given for this category.

Present on Screen

Puts a woman in a position of equal political and biographical scrutiny.
Examines multi-layered identity through Kamala Harris's rise to power.
Avoids traditional gendered leadership clichés by focusing on individual ability to act.

Limited or Absent

Does not include explicit representation or narratives centered on LGBTQ+ identities.
Does not engage with disability or neurodivergent perspectives.
Focuses primarily on individual political biographies rather than broader social diversity.

Official Synopsis

The documentary investigates the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In a historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal key moments that shape how they would lead America. Award-winning filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team sat down with Trump and Harris’ friends, advisors and critics, as well as authors, journalists and political insiders to present deeply reported narrative arcs of both candidates’ lives, going all the way back to their childhoods. What emerges in FRONTLINE's "The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump" is the story of two fighters: One seeking vindication and promising a return to greatness, and the other seeking to move beyond the past and promising a greater future.

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