i am Michael Patten

ABOUT

I earned my BA in Film & Television from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. My films include We Call Him Super (Big Sky, The New Yorker), Desert Hopes (Slamdance, IFFR), Goodnight, Moon (Warsaw FF, Rooftop Films), Bad Dog (AIFVF, Vimeo Staff Pick), The Vale of Cashmere (Vimeo Staff Pick), and Pigeon (Vimeo Staff Pick).

As a film editor, my clients include MLB, BBC, PBS, Harper’s Bazaar, Avon, and Viacom. In 2017, my Nickelodeon promo won a Promax gold award.

I currently live with my wife in Brooklyn.

SHORT FILMS

GOODNIGHT, MOON

Stephen Gailule wants closure. After hijacking his father’s ashes, he makes a suburban pilgrimage, trespassing onto the grounds of his childhood home. Things change when the new tenant takes a particular interest in emotionally-stunted Steve.

WE CALL HIM SUPER

A Brooklyn building superintendent narrates his own immigration story and re-examines his vision of America.

Available on The New Yorker

PIGEON

One night, a teenager runs away from home. After his skateboard is run over by a car, he decides to rely on the kindness of a wealthy driver. But can this man’s friendship be trusted?

THE VALE OF CASHMERE

Urban legend has it that Prospect Park's Vale of Cashmere is a dangerous place. Guy, Chris, and Sophie are taken by its folklore one autumn afternoon.

Co-directed with Joe Skinner.

BAD DOG

A socially inept Theo has his first shot at love.

DESERT HOPES

Trapped in his drafty apartment on New Year’s Eve, an aging man tries to protect a litter of newborn rabbits from the cold. In the meantime he watches recordings of previous years' New Year and dreams of another time.

Inspired by aboriginal Dreamtime, Desert Hopes is a meditation on the nature of time and all that is impermanent.

EDITING WORK

I specialize in networks spots, theatrical trailers, corporate sizzles, and short form documentaries.

Star Trek Prodigy
Client: Paramount+
Digital Promo

The War Show
Client: Bond 360
Theatrical Trailer

One Woman - Kiko Matthews
Client: Thinx Inc.
Branded Documentary

The Spongebob Tidal Zone
Client: Nickelodeon
Social Campaign featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson

Saturday Nights Combo Spot
Client: Nickelodeon
Network Spot

Total Rewards Statement
Client: Payfactors
SaaS Product Ad

filmmaker and editor