"A Cry Out to Obama" Eric Protein Moseleys documentary to then President Barack Obama, A PBS Special (Available through WorldCat.Org distribution) Add a review

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Title: "A Cry Out to Obama" (2009) filmed in San Francisco.

Produced, Directed music score /Star: Eric "Protein" Moseley, a social-impact documentary filmmaker and homeless activist who has personally experienced homelessness.
 
 Content: The documentary follows Moseley as he travels through San Francisco streets, gathering information and opinions from various people—from everyday citizens to agency officials—about President Obama's performance during his first six months in office.
 The film culminates with Moseley directly requesting President Obama to invite him to the White House to create another documentary showcasing poverty-stricken areas in Washington D.C.

Distribution: The 56-minute documentary was sponsored by WHUT PBS and aired on multiple PBS stations across the country and internationally.
 

Availability: The documentary is listed on WorldCat.org
 
Context: This was one of several documentaries created by Eric Protein Moseley focusing on social issues, following his earlier work "Down But Not Out" which also aired on PBS stations and Skid Row Journey, his first documentary that was underground underground before making  his way to PBS.
 
 His work often draws from his personal experiences with homelessness and addiction.
 
The documentary represents Moseley's unique approach to social activism through filmmaking, combining his personal background with political commentary and direct appeals to those in power.

This and all of his other films are a part of his global campaigns Mandate Future Politicians to Prioritize Homelessness & Homelessness and a part of his 50 year Musical Comback with his AI artists Prersona, Protein the Past and others artist of his on Apple Music.
This documentary was filmed in the Tenderloin of San Francisco while Eric Protein Moseley was still homeless and residing in a homeless shelter with his then adult pregnant daughter Erica after she reunited with him on thier final stretch of homelessness. 

https://search.worldcat.org/title/630641830

https://progressive.org/op-eds/listen-to-the-voices-of-the-homeless-moseley-20250531/
https://theaddictionpodcast.com/episodes/eric-protein-moseley-former-addict-advocate-and-filmmaker-for-the-homeless-256

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