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Patrick entered the film business after graduating from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in Cinema studies. His first break came when he obtained a staff position at Rick Levine Productions, one of the most prestigious commercial production companies at the time. He moved on to work as a Key Grip, Gaffer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, and now as a Writer/ Producer/Director. Patrick has worked on a wide range of projects including “GirlFight” as second unit DP, which won Best Picture at the Sundance Film Festival. “A-Alike” which won the Academy Award for Best Student Short in 2004. He has shot 155 live performances for MTV/VH1 from some of the music industries biggest acts. He wrote, directed, and shot his feature film debut with his independent movie “Divergence”, which won Best Picture in five film festivals and is currently on Netflix. He was Director/DP on the MTV “Rhapsody Cross Channel” commercial which won a Promax BDA Award. His “Geico/New New Years Eve” spot won Honorable Mention at the Creativity International Awards. He also won an EMMY as DP for the MTV daytime commercial, “Mio, The Seven”. Patrick recently won a TELLY award as Director/Cinematographer for “James Arthur , Say you won’t Let Go, VMA’s” performance commercial.