Patrick is an Iranian/Filipino American filmmaker based in New York. Patrick's accolades include winning the inaugural Musicbed Film Initiative Grant, the Screencraft Orb Fellowship for his original screenplay The Beautiful Country, and festival prizes for his short film work.

 

His award-winning film Embers & Dust was featured in Gizmodo, Vice's The Creators Project, NoFilmSchool, and more. It was later released as a DUST Exclusive after playing at numerous festivals. 

 

Other work includes Charles Bukowski's Nirvana (Vimeo Staff Pick), The Southern Belle (a Snagfilms release), music videos for A Lot Like Birds (Equal Vision Records), Northern Faces (MTVu Premiere), and Pocket Hercules (Vice Exclusive) as well as the independent feature The Last Treasure Hunt which premiered at Dances With Films and was distributed by The Orchard.

 

His latest short film Creep Box was an ALTER Exclusive and played at numerous festivals. The short was later developed into a feature film of the same name and produced by Witchcraft Motion Picture Company and Good Wizard. The film is currently in post-production with premiere and sales news forthcoming.