'Nerd Prom': a Portrait that Became Critique that Became a Love Letter

But like the dinner itself, what started off as a simple project became something much grander. Unlike the week long event, however, Patrick’s film wound up looking inward — a critical look at how a dinner originally comprised of 50 White House correspondents and the President seems to have lost itself.

Last night’s screening of “Nerd Prom: Inside Washington’s Wildest Week” at the E Street Cinema was followed up by a Q&A with Gavin, the movie’s writer and director, and radio show host Bill Press.