Mayor Pete (film)
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- Jeff Gilbert
- Amanda McBaine
- Jesse Moss
- Dan Cogan
- Amanda McBaine
- Jon Bardin
- Laurie David
- Jesse Moss
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| Directed by | Jesse Moss |
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| Edited by | Jeff Gilbert |
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| Distributed by | Amazon Studios |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mayor Pete is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Jesse Moss. It follows Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, as he runs for President of the United States. It had its world premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival on October 14, 2021. It was released on November 12, 2021, on Amazon Prime Video.
The Studebaker factory shut down in the early 1960s in South Bend. Since then the city had been in decline until Buttigieg becomes its mayor.
The film follows Pete Buttigieg as he runs for the President of the United States, campaigning to become the country's first gay president.[2] The film begins one year before the 2020 Iowa caucuses, which Buttigieg won, marking the peak of his presidential campaign.[3]
In April 2019, Buttigieg holds a press conference with Al Sharpton at the Sylvia's Restaurant of Harlem.[4] Sharpton says, "We have to deal with homophobia in all communities, including the black community, including the faith community."
In July 2019, Rachel Maddow asked Buttigieg, "The police force in South Bend is now 6% black in a city that is 26% black,” Maddow noted. “Why has that not improved over your two terms as mayor?”[5]
Buttigieg and his husband discuss LGBT parenting. He also meets with liberal Jewish and Christian leaders that he terms "religious left". They discuss using "faith...as a weapon."
Buttigieg became the first openly gay candidate to take part in a U.S. presidential debate and win a primary; he wins the 2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses. He is, nonetheless, forced to exit the race after Joe Biden's landslide victory at the 2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary.
In 2021, Buttigieg becomes the first confirmed gay cabinet member in U.S. history, when he became Secretary of Transportation. It also gives a glimpse into the realities of life on the campaign trail.[6] In the film, Buttigieg also reflects on his coming out story, and it offers an intimate look into his marriage.[2][7]
Cast
- Pete Buttigieg
- Chasten Buttigieg
- Lis Smith[3]
- Mike Schmuhl,[7] 2020 campaign manager
- Al Sharpton[3]
Production
In July 2019, it was announced Pete Buttigieg would appear in a documentary film, with principal photography underway, with Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan set to produce under their Story Syndicate banner.[8] In November 2020, it was announced Jesse Moss had directed the film.[9]
