The makers of 2016: Obama's America never asked the White House to respond to any of the claims made in the film, reports The Wall Street Journal.
The documentary film, which has surprised critics by making the top 10 of the box office charts, depicts a hypothetical America should President Barack Obama be re-elected for a second term. The film is controversial in content, but it has been revealed that the films makers never approached The White House so that they could respond to some of the claims made in the film. "We thought about reaching out early on, had a conversation about it but then we got into production and we were going so fast," said John Sullivan, the co-writer/director of the documentary. The film expands on Obama's policies, and Dinesh D'Souza, who used his books "Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream" and "The Roots of Obama's Rage" to guide the film, is the other co-writer/director. "This film is not a news story type of film," said D'Souza, who said he expected the Obama camp to "ignore the film" and "hope it will just go away."
The films inclusion on the box office charts is rare for a documentary, and it's safe to say it's been a huge success, making over $9m when it cost just over $2.1m to make. We're going to go where the demand takes us," said Mark Joseph, who is head of marketing for the doc, "and right now, there is a lot of demand."