PATRICE: THE MOVIE

Ted Passon |
United States |
2024 |
102Min |
English
Patrice has found the love of her life, Garry, who is also disabled. They want to get married, but doing so, or moving in together, cuts the government benefits they need to survive. Despite this, they plan a commitment ceremony, but when PatriceÕs wheelchair van breaks, she has to quit the job she fought years to get. Replacing the van is nearly impossible, as she canÕt have over $2,000 in her account without losing her benefits. With longtime friend Ted Passon, she recreates scenes from her life, starring children as herself at every age, to show the fight to keep the life she built.
Ted Passon
Kyla Harris, Innbo Shim, Emily Spivack
Ted Passon
Patrice Jetter, Kyla Harris, Lee Getty
Patrice Jetter, Garry Wickham

Screenings

19 Jul 14:00 Pavilion 12
24 July 19:15 Suncoast 8

Ted Passon

Ted Passon (he/him) is an award-winning director who created and directed the critically acclaimed docuseries PHILLY D.A., along with co-director Yoni Brook and producer Nicole Salazar. The series won a PEABODY AWARD, the GOTHAM AWARD for ÒBest Breakthrough Nonfiction SeriesÓ, a DUPONT-COLUMBIA AWARD and the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PRODUCING AWARD for nonfiction film. It premiered at Sundance and had its international premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, becoming the first docuseries to screen there. It was named ÒOne of the best TV shows of the yearÓ by TIME, The NY Times, Variety, The LA Times, The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post, Vulture, Vogue, Slate, Indiewire, and The New Yorker. It was also nominated for ÒBest Nonfiction SeriesÓ by The Independent Spirit Awards, Cinema Eye Honors, and the IDA Awards. Ted also directed multiple episodes of the Netflix series WORN STORIES, which has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Ted is a 2018 Sundance Catalyst Fellow and a 2016 Sundance Lab Creative Summit Fellow. He has also written and directed over 8 childrenÕs television shows for Disney and Comcast. He is a co-founder of All Ages Productions.