Park City (United States) (AFP)

"We have to win". Coming to the Sundance Festival with "Hillary", her autobiographical documentary series, Hillary Clinton said that the United States could not "afford four more years" with Donald Trump and that she would do "everything (her) possible" to secure a Democratic victory in 2020.

Shortly before the world preview of the series, produced by Nanette Burstein for the Hulu streaming platform, the former Secretary of State and unsuccessful presidential candidate of 2016 gave a handful of interviews on a handpicked red carpet, surrounded by unusual security for this independent film festival.

Asked about the upcoming presidential election - a few days before the first votes for the Democratic primaries - Mrs. Clinton said, taking care never to say the name of Donald Trump: "I just think we have to win. I don't think we can afford four more years with the outgoing president. "

"It would be absolutely dangerous for our democracy, and I will do everything I can to ensure this time a victory for the Democrats," she added.

Dressed in a black coat, smiling and relaxed, Clinton detailed for AFP the challenges that she believes awaits her political camp in the weeks and months to come.

"We will have to do better than the opposing camp, because they are extremely organized, incredibly well funded and they benefit from foreign aid," she said bluntly.

- Victory "at hand" -

"Our camp will have to oppose the suppression of voters, manage the real threat of piracy and the hostile use of stolen documents, counter false advertising and information circulating on social networks, coming from our country or from the outside, protect our electoral system ... so we have a lot of work, "she explains.

She believes, however, that victory is at hand: "We should win because I think people have seen the broken promises and failures of this administration. But we are going to have to overcome all the obstacles that (the Republicans) put on our route. "

The presentation of the Hulu event series, which traces the life and career of Hillary Clinton, was one of the most anticipated moments of Sundance, the largest American film festival, which runs until February 2 in Park City, in the mountains of Utah, in the west of the country.

The four-hour series - cut into four one-hour episodes - was first envisioned as a behind-the-scenes documentary of the 2016 election campaign, using the 1,700 hours of footage shot by the team at the time. "I thought it would be great for people to have the opportunity to see this," said the former secretary of state.

"But after having worked on the material, they came back to me and said to me:" You know, there is a bigger story here, we want to tell your life, to talk about woman's journey and politics. " said + OK, let's go! + ", she remembers.

At a time when documentary cinema is living in a golden age - notably thanks to streaming platforms - Mrs. Clinton is convinced that a series like "Hillary" can offer a new look at politics and current events.

The series should also bring its share of controversies. Excerpts have already leaked, in which the former candidate does not mince her words against her opponent to the 2016 Democratic primary, Bernie Sanders: "Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him", she declares in one episode.

But the director of the series, Nanette Burstein - named to the Oscar of documentary in 2000 for "On the ropes", a film on the course of three young boxers and their trainer - is not afraid of the controversy.

"The heart of the documentary is to show how Secretary of State Clinton is a divisive personality," she told AFP. "She is both admired and vilified, and our goal is to show that. I never doubted for a second that the reaction to this film would be in the same vein."

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