Bronx Obama

The Story of a Barack Obama Impersonator

When Louis Ortiz shaved off his goatee one day in 2008, his life changed forever. He looked in the mirror and he didn't see himself - a middle-aged, unemployed Puerto Rican father from the Bronx. He saw the face of change, of hope... of money. BRONX OBAMA tells the strange and improbable tale of a Barack Obama impersonator who tries to cash in on the "look of a lifetime" and chases a fevered American dream from opportunity to oblivion.

"An intricate and compelling documentary that deftly weaves together multiple narrative layers--the American Dream, surrealism, fatherhood, race relations, celebrity"

• VICE

"9 out of 10...An achievement in tone, finding the perfect balance between thought-provoking and entertaining film."

• The Arts Guild

"4 out of 5...Hollywood itself couldn't have crafted a more perfectly sad story and equally deserved triumph."

• We Got This Covered