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‘Patrice: The Movie’ Review: A Couple With Disabilities Pushes for Marriage Equality in an Inventive Hulu Doc With an Irrepressible Star
'Patrice: The Movie,' a new documentary from Hulu and ABC News, follows Patrice and Garry, a couple with disabilities fighting for marital equality.
The charms of “ Patrice: The Movie ” are abundant — which doesn’t mean this inventive, warmhearted documentary, directed by Ted Passon, won’t infuriate. Or, at least, they would be engaged if the government Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits program reflected the evolving moment when it comes to the lives — and loves — of people with disabilities. Administered by the Social Security Administration, SSI’s “marriage penalty” means that if these two beloveds get married — or even cohabitate — they’ll either lose their benefits or have them drastically cut.
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