Patrick Bresnan
Known for
Directing
Biography
Patrick Bresnan is a visual artist and filmmaker. After a formative period working for prominent Mission School artists Barry McGee (aka Twist) and Clare Rojas, he co-directed the short documentary The Send-Off (2016) with his partner Ivete Lucas. His short, The Rabbit Hunt, world-premiered at Sundance in 2017 before competing at the Berlinale, and has won over 20 awards including The Cinema Eye Honor. In 2017, he and Lucas directed the short Roadside Attraction which premiered at TIFF.
Best known work
Boys State
2020
Skip Day
2018
Pahokee
2019
The Rabbit Hunt
2017
Roadside Attraction
2017
Happiness Is a Journey
2021
The Send-Off
2015
Naked Gardens
2024
The Passing
2023
The Curse and the Jubilee
2018Filmography
2026
First They Came for My CollegeDirector, Producer, Cinematography
2025
The ContestantDirector, Producer
2024
Naked GardensDirector, Producer, Director of Photography
2023
The PassingProducer, Director, Director of Photography
2021
Happiness Is a JourneyDirector, Camera Operator, Producer
2020
Boys StateCamera Operator
2019
PahokeeDirector, Director of Photography
2018
Skip DayDirector, Cinematography, Producer
2018
The Curse and the JubileeDirector of Photography
2017
Roadside AttractionDirector, Cinematography, Producer
2017
The Rabbit HuntDirector, Director of Photography
2015
The Send-OffDirector