Patrick Bresnan
Directing
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.
Known for
Boys State
January 24, 2020
Skip Day
May 17, 2018
Pahokee
December 11, 2019
The Rabbit Hunt
January 20, 2017
Roadside Attraction
September 10, 2017
Happiness Is a Journey
August 9, 2021
Naked Gardens
July 16, 2024
The Passing
August 11, 2023
The Curse and the Jubilee
March 13, 2018
The Contestant
September 9, 2025
First They Came for My College
September 17, 2026
Behind the camera12
- 2026First They Came for My College Director, Producer, Cinematography
- 2025The Contestant Director, Producer
- 2024Naked Gardens Director, Director of Photography, Producer
- 2023The Passing Director of Photography, Director, Producer
- 2021Happiness Is a Journey Director, Producer, Camera Operator
- 2020Boys State Camera Operator
- 2019Pahokee Director, Director of Photography
- 2018Skip Day Director, Producer, Cinematography
- 2018The Curse and the Jubilee Director of Photography