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The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby

The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby is a 2022 Irish documentary film directed by Seamus Murphy, concerning the life and inspirations of Irish poet and TV presenter Pat Ingoldsby.

Premise
Pat Ingoldsby was an eccentric Irish television presenter best known for his children's programmes in the 1980s, including ''Pat's Hat, Pat's Pals and Pat's Chat''. He had the first of several nervous breakdowns in the 1960s. Featuring interviews with Ingoldsby's family as well as a select number of additional interviewees, the documentary builds a portrait of Ingoldsby in his own words, in conversation and verse. The film chronicles Ingoldsby's "descent into mental illness", which is twinned with his own sense of being out of place, a feeling that was ultimately conquered by Gestalt Therapy; "that vocal offshoot of psychoanalytic practice". Until the documentary, Ingoldsby had not been interviewed on camera since 1993's Between Stations. Ingoldsby ultimately credits Gestalt therapy with breaking his cycle of psychiatric care and helping him to become a more "healthy, well-rounded, balanced person." ==Release==
Release
The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby was released in Ireland in November 2022, and was screened as part of the ''Irish Film Institute's'' Documentary Festival 2022. ==Reception==
Reception
The Irish Film Institute described the film as "a moving and entertaining portrait of a maverick who has faced personal challenges with apparent equanimity finding balm in his writing which infuses the banality of the everyday with surreal humour". ==References==
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