
Director
Patrick Bresnan
10 films
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 for


Skip Day
2018 · Director, Producer
On Vimeo


Pahokee
2019 · Director, Cinematography
On Kanopy


The Rabbit Hunt
2017 · Director, Cinematography
On Criterion Channel


Roadside Attraction
2017 · Director, Producer
On Vimeo

Happiness Is a Journey
2021 · Director, Producer

First They Came for My College
2026 · Director, Producer
Filmography 10

First They Came for My College
2026 · Director, Producer

The Contestant
2025 · Director, Producer

Naked Gardens
2024 · Director, Producer


The Passing
2023 · Producer, Director
On Vimeo

Happiness Is a Journey
2021 · Director, Producer


Pahokee
2019 · Director, Cinematography
On Kanopy


Skip Day
2018 · Director, Producer
On Vimeo


The Curse and the Jubilee
2018 · Cinematography
On Vimeo


Roadside Attraction
2017 · Director, Producer
On Vimeo


The Rabbit Hunt
2017 · Director, Cinematography
On Criterion Channel