People who wake up each morning dreading what President Trump has said or done the previous night may not want to revisit the emotional rollercoaster of Election Day 2016, but “11/8/16” nevertheless provides a fascinating portrait of the country’s mood, filtered through the real-time reactions of a cross-section of Americans with various political affiliations.
Producer Jeff Deutchman, working with 16 filmmaking teams across the country, takes the temperature of the electorate as the results roll in, less as a chronicle of Trump’s upset than the thoughts and feelings of the people who fear or hope their lives will be affected by the outcome.