2008: election of the 44th President of the United States. Within this context University College and campus bands called “marching bands” were more than ever involved within political rallies. Especially popular in the United States, they reflect values of all sectors of American society, white as well as African-American cultural expression. They offer their devoted public exhilarating parades, high in musical and visual color.
This film, boosted by the extraordinary energy of these marching bands, sketched a portrait of today’s American youth and assessed the position of these students in the run up to a political decision that could change their life and the face of the world.