Mayor Pete
2021·Documentary·1h 36m
7.0
★
Pete Buttigieg, the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana runs for President of the United States. With extraordinary access to the candidate, his husband Chasten and members of the campaign team, the film follows Buttigieg from before he officially announced his candidacy, through the campaign and his victory in the Iowa Caucus and his appointment to the Biden Administration as the first LGBTQ Cabinet member in history.
Directed by Jesse Moss
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Cast
Pete Buttigieg
Self
Lis Smith
Crew
Jesse Moss
Director
Jesse Moss
Writer
Amanda McBaine
Writer
Thorsten Thielow
Director of Photography
Jesse Moss
Producer
Liz Garbus
Executive Producer
Dan Cogan
Producer
Amanda McBaine
Producer
Regina K. Scully
Executive Producer
Jon Bardin
Producer
Jesse Moss
Cinematography
Luke Piotrowski
Production Assistant
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
LeonDeon
1.0★ · 04/03/22
Quite literally one of the worst campaign ads I have ever seen. Mayor Pete showcases what is wrong with the American political system as a function of government and as a representation of American society. As his peers and admirers lovingly refer to him, Mayor Pete admits that while they didn't have the vote count, he would go on to declare victory in the state. I don't know if hubris was on the menu or not. Still, for some reason, the filmmakers thought it would be a fantastic idea to show a clip from Bernie Sanders, who rightfully calls out Mayor Pete for declaring victory before the results were announced. That scene captures what is wrong with Mayor Pete as a personality and a political mouthpiece.
Consequentially, we need to dial in on the purposeful representation that Mayor Pete has constructed as a public figure. He is the course of what is to come from a democratic liberal candidate. One who does their best to impersonate a prior president's cadence, hoping that it'll reverberate in listeners' ears that this person is to be trusted with their vote. Mayor Pete is a veteran who's referred to himself as "a military Uber," making sure that his fellow man was protected transporting them to and from. Mayor Pete is young and appealing from a sticky icky sheen of politician ooze, and you know what kind of ooze I'm speaking of. One that seeks to not only be an arbiter of their political party but one that aims to be a cultural curator as well, looking to drop casual playlists on Spotify and recommend movies they liked that year. Mayor Pete and others like him (Beto O'Rourke, I'm looking right at you) are capitalists who seek not to help the working class out of the class struggle, but to make the class struggle comfier. Buttigieg opposes free college tuition because he believes it unfairly subsidizes higher-income families at the expense of lower-income people who do not attend college. Mayor Pete, as he claims in his promo film, wants to create an equal and free America, but you cannot do so when you support a system that seeks to demolish the working class.
Either Mayor Pete needs to spend some more time deciding on who records him for his next promo piece "Mayor Pete - I'm Back" or he needs to work on his political goals since they contradict his campaign's beliefs (rather he upholds the bare minimum of a politician in a modern era.)
Consequentially, we need to dial in on the purposeful representation that Mayor Pete has constructed as a public figure. He is the course of what is to come from a democratic liberal candidate. One who does their best to impersonate a prior president's cadence, hoping that it'll reverberate in listeners' ears that this person is to be trusted with their vote. Mayor Pete is a veteran who's referred to himself as "a military Uber," making sure that his fellow man was protected transporting them to and from. Mayor Pete is young and appealing from a sticky icky sheen of politician ooze, and you know what kind of ooze I'm speaking of. One that seeks to not only be an arbiter of their political party but one that aims to be a cultural curator as well, looking to drop casual playlists on Spotify and recommend movies they liked that year. Mayor Pete and others like him (Beto O'Rourke, I'm looking right at you) are capitalists who seek not to help the working class out of the class struggle, but to make the class struggle comfier. Buttigieg opposes free college tuition because he believes it unfairly subsidizes higher-income families at the expense of lower-income people who do not attend college. Mayor Pete, as he claims in his promo film, wants to create an equal and free America, but you cannot do so when you support a system that seeks to demolish the working class.
Either Mayor Pete needs to spend some more time deciding on who records him for his next promo piece "Mayor Pete - I'm Back" or he needs to work on his political goals since they contradict his campaign's beliefs (rather he upholds the bare minimum of a politician in a modern era.)
Quite literally one of the worst campaign ads I have ever seen. Mayor Pete showcases what is wrong with the American political system as a function of government and as a representation of American society. As his peers and admirers lovingly refer to him, Mayor Pete admits that while they didn't have the vote count, he would go on to declare victory in the state. I don't know if hubris was on the menu or not. Still, for some reason, the filmmakers thought it would be a fantastic idea to show a clip from Bernie Sanders, who rightfully calls out Mayor Pete for declaring victory before the results were announced. That scene captures what is wrong with Mayor Pete as a personality and a political mouthpiece.
Consequentially, we need to dial in on the purposeful representation that Mayor Pete has constructed as a public figure. He is the course of what is to come from a democratic liberal candidate. One who does their best to impersonate a prior president's cadence, hoping that it'll reverberate in listeners' ears that this person is to be trusted with their vote. Mayor Pete is a veteran who's referred to himself as "a military Uber," making sure that his fellow man was protected transporting them to and from. Mayor Pete is young and appealing from a sticky icky sheen of politician ooze, and you know what kind of ooze I'm speaking of. One that seeks to not only be an arbiter of their political party but one that aims to be a cultural curator as well, looking to drop casual playlists on Spotify and recommend movies they liked that year. Mayor Pete and others like him (Beto O'Rourke, I'm looking right at you) are capitalists who seek not to help the working class out of the class struggle, but to make the class struggle comfier. Buttigieg opposes free college tuition because he believes it unfairly subsidizes higher-income families at the expense of lower-income people who do not attend college. Mayor Pete, as he claims in his promo film, wants to create an equal and free America, but you cannot do so when you support a system that seeks to demolish the working class.
Either Mayor Pete needs to spend some more time deciding on who records him for his next promo piece "Mayor Pete - I'm Back" or he needs to work on his political goals since they contradict his campaign's beliefs (rather he upholds the bare minimum of a politician in a modern era.)
Consequentially, we need to dial in on the purposeful representation that Mayor Pete has constructed as a public figure. He is the course of what is to come from a democratic liberal candidate. One who does their best to impersonate a prior president's cadence, hoping that it'll reverberate in listeners' ears that this person is to be trusted with their vote. Mayor Pete is a veteran who's referred to himself as "a military Uber," making sure that his fellow man was protected transporting them to and from. Mayor Pete is young and appealing from a sticky icky sheen of politician ooze, and you know what kind of ooze I'm speaking of. One that seeks to not only be an arbiter of their political party but one that aims to be a cultural curator as well, looking to drop casual playlists on Spotify and recommend movies they liked that year. Mayor Pete and others like him (Beto O'Rourke, I'm looking right at you) are capitalists who seek not to help the working class out of the class struggle, but to make the class struggle comfier. Buttigieg opposes free college tuition because he believes it unfairly subsidizes higher-income families at the expense of lower-income people who do not attend college. Mayor Pete, as he claims in his promo film, wants to create an equal and free America, but you cannot do so when you support a system that seeks to demolish the working class.
Either Mayor Pete needs to spend some more time deciding on who records him for his next promo piece "Mayor Pete - I'm Back" or he needs to work on his political goals since they contradict his campaign's beliefs (rather he upholds the bare minimum of a politician in a modern era.)
If I
5.0★ · 04/01/22
Pretty cool, but ultimately a pretty surface-level look that really doesn't give any crazy insights into anything.
Pretty cool, but ultimately a pretty surface-level look that really doesn't give any crazy insights into anything.
Alex Teichman
7.0★ · 10/20/21
It’s so interesting to me how documentaries are treated/reviewed on this app and by critics in general. While the story is most often the biggest focus in narrative films it seems like one picks a route, either judge it based on its quality of technical filmmaking, or on the subject matter it chooses to follow.
Mayor Pete excels more in the technical areas and is a lot more subdued in the narrative aspect. But I don’t think every documentary needs to include some grossly shocking reveal or awe inspiring event. Sometimes it can be more than enough to just be about something the person watching is interested in. I think this film can be that for a lot of people.
A shot I particularly liked was with Pete and Chasten sitting across from each other at the booth, you’ll know the one.
Mayor Pete excels more in the technical areas and is a lot more subdued in the narrative aspect. But I don’t think every documentary needs to include some grossly shocking reveal or awe inspiring event. Sometimes it can be more than enough to just be about something the person watching is interested in. I think this film can be that for a lot of people.
A shot I particularly liked was with Pete and Chasten sitting across from each other at the booth, you’ll know the one.
It’s so interesting to me how documentaries are treated/reviewed on this app and by critics in general. While the story is most often the biggest focus in narrative films it seems like one picks a route, either judge it based on its quality of technical filmmaking, or on the subject matter it chooses to follow.
Mayor Pete excels more in the technical areas and is a lot more subdued in the narrative aspect. But I don’t think every documentary needs to include some grossly shocking reveal or awe inspiring event. Sometimes it can be more than enough to just be about something the person watching is interested in. I think this film can be that for a lot of people.
A shot I particularly liked was with Pete and Chasten sitting across from each other at the booth, you’ll know the one.
Mayor Pete excels more in the technical areas and is a lot more subdued in the narrative aspect. But I don’t think every documentary needs to include some grossly shocking reveal or awe inspiring event. Sometimes it can be more than enough to just be about something the person watching is interested in. I think this film can be that for a lot of people.
A shot I particularly liked was with Pete and Chasten sitting across from each other at the booth, you’ll know the one.
carvelli3
6.0★ · 10/17/21
2021 ChiFilmFest — Screening #6 (Virtual)
An interesting look at the Buttigieg campaign that lacks the same warmth and energy that Boys State (which Jesse Moss co-directed last year) had — although maybe that’s me projecting feelings I have about Pete onto the movie.
Ultimately, worth a watch if you’re interested in politics as Moss and his team got great access into a campaign that was a good subject even if I left the doc wanting a little more.
An interesting look at the Buttigieg campaign that lacks the same warmth and energy that Boys State (which Jesse Moss co-directed last year) had — although maybe that’s me projecting feelings I have about Pete onto the movie.
Ultimately, worth a watch if you’re interested in politics as Moss and his team got great access into a campaign that was a good subject even if I left the doc wanting a little more.
2021 ChiFilmFest — Screening #6 (Virtual)
An interesting look at the Buttigieg campaign that lacks the same warmth and energy that Boys State (which Jesse Moss co-directed last year) had — although maybe that’s me projecting feelings I have about Pete onto the movie.
Ultimately, worth a watch if you’re interested in politics as Moss and his team got great access into a campaign that was a good subject even if I left the doc wanting a little more.
An interesting look at the Buttigieg campaign that lacks the same warmth and energy that Boys State (which Jesse Moss co-directed last year) had — although maybe that’s me projecting feelings I have about Pete onto the movie.
Ultimately, worth a watch if you’re interested in politics as Moss and his team got great access into a campaign that was a good subject even if I left the doc wanting a little more.
Ker Malkin Gesulga
5.0★ · 12/13/21