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Michael Patten is a filmmaker and freelance video editor based in Brooklyn.

His short films have screened at prestigious international festivals, including Rotterdam, Slamdance, and the Rooftop Screening Series. His short documentary We Call Him Super was acquired by The New Yorker. Patten’s work often displays a compassionate curiosity toward “the outcast,” exploring political themes and dark humor to reflect on society and culture at large.

Currently, Patten is in post-production on his debut feature-length film, The Woman Who Could Read the Minds of Dogs.

In his career as a video editor, Patten specializes in commercial and branded content. He began in the art-house distribution world, cutting trailers for small theatrical releases, and has since edited a range of corporate, branded, and television advertisements for clients such as the BBC, MLB, Avon, and Thinx. Recently, he has worked extensively for Nickelodeon, editing promos for high-profile shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Star Trek: Prodigy, and Henry Danger: The Movie. His extended trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles won a Promax Gold Award.

Contact
iammichaelpatten@gmail.com
Accolades
Auburn (working title) - 2024 Rooftop Filmmaker Fund Recepient (2 Awards)
Goodnight, Moon - 2024 New/Next Film Festival
Goodnight, Moon - 2024 Atlanta Film Festival (in competition)
Goodnight, Moon - 2023 Warsaw Festival (in competition)
Goodnight, Moon - 2023 Rooftop Film Festival
We Call Him Super - 2022 Best of the Year by the Director's Library
We Call Him Super - 2022 New Yorker Documentary
We Call Him Super - 2022 Big Sky Film Festival (in competition)
We Call Him Super - 2022 Vimeo Staff Pick
Pigeon - 2020 Vimeo Staff Pick
The Vale of Cashmere - 2018 Vimeo Staff Pick
BAD DOG - 2017 Athens International Film and Video Film Festival (in competition)
BAD DOG - 2017 Director's Notes
BAD DOG - 2017 Vimeo Staff Pick
Super Shredder Trailer (Editing) - 2016 Promax Gold Award
Desert Hopes - 2013 International Film Festival Rotterdam
Desert Hopes - 2013 Slamdance Film Festival