Southside With You

Inspired by Barack and Michelle Obama's first date, SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when a young law firm associate named Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) tried to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) during a daylong date that took them from the Art Institute of Chicago to a screening of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing to the site of their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor.

Southside With You Reviews

“The film itself is relatively slight, but it's warm, engaging and likeable. In fact, it's a perfect choice for a first date.” – Radio Times

“A gently likable, Linklaterish movie that ideologically conflates romantic excitement with progressive idealism, bringing in some unexpected subtleties.” – Guardian

“First-time filmmaker Richard Tanne conjures an effective sense of time and place – Chicago, 1989 – and the leads are a real find, radiating authority, charm and chemistry.” – Total Film