Patrick Hale

Director | Writer at Rooks Productions
Cinematographer, Screenwriter and Director

Los Angeles, California

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About Patrick

Patrick is an award-winning commercial and short film director based in Los Angeles, CA and Washington, DC. He brings his love of world-building and innovative production design to help clients tell cinematic stories that connect with diverse audiences and move people to action.

Patrick, a Director of Photography with IATSE (Local 600), has directed video and animation projects for companies like Discovery Studios, Nike, and Netflix, as well as non-profits like American University, and the U.S. Government. Patrick's approach to each project is hands-on, and, whenever possible, incorporates animation and practical effects.

He is also the author of the children's Book, "Oh, So Many MEs!" and the developer of the new science-fiction adventure game, "Body. Electric.", which is currently in Early Access on Steam.

Unique traits: Glassblower (Lamp-worker) | Front row seating for Hurricane Katrina (Pensacola) | Filmed in UKRAINE a month before Russian Invasion (Kiev) | Met Mr. McFeely whom walked us through the Art Installation when couldn't get tickets for (Pittsburgh) | Stagehand (Local 22 - Kennedy Center) | DP (Local 600 - LA) | Wrote Children's book 'OH! SO MANY ME'S!' | Awarded Fellowship for World Building from Unreal Engine - Body. Electric. (Game) | Intern-to-Editor (Discovery Studios) | Interviewed President in Nigeria | Filmed inches away from priceless artworks (Phillips Collection, DC)

Gender:
Male

Height:
6' 1"

Weight:
175

Body type:
Slim

Hair:
Medium

Hair color:
Brown

Eyes:
Blue

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam (Official Music Video).mp4

PATRICK HALE DEMO REEL 2012 - Ads & Testimonials

PATRICK HALE'S 2015 DEMO REEL - Discovery Channel

Loglines

LAKE OF DEAD EMPIRES Budget: $30M+ | Historical ⋄ War When WWI erupts, a loose-cannon British naval officer leads his motley crew on a death-defying mission into the heart of Africa to wrest control of Lake Tanganyika from the iron grip of the German army.Master and Commander meets The Death of Stalin
DARK SPOT Budget: $5M - $10M | War ⋄ Horror A young boy's dark visions lead him and his friends to a forbidden cave said to be a gateway to Hell, where his long-dead Vietnam veteran father waits to possess his son's body and escape eternal damnation. Sixth Sense meets A Nightmare on Elm Street
ROLL MODELS Budget: $100K - $1M | Historical ⋄ Family When a comedic host and her puppet friends use a magical forest to travel back in time and learn about the critical but overlooked contributions of women in wartime history, they discover that courage and ability know no gender.Dr. Who meets the Magic School Bus
BODY. ELECTRIC. Budget: $1M - $5M | Sci-fi ⋄ Mystery In the shadow of the space elevator, the Halion Tether, new, artificial intelligence emerges forcing humanity to evolve, or die. To Kill A Mockingbird with robots.
GOVERNMENT INC. Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama ⋄ Comedy When the Navy's troubled Littoral Combat Ship program is threatened with cancellation, a young analyst, must work with contractors and sailors to turn one of the ships around before it's decommissioned.Homeland meets The Office.
THE MERM Budget: $0 - $100K | Fantasy ⋄ Comedy Two incompetent DOGE agents stumble through an investigation of a murderous mermaid only to lose their target, their passports, and their dignity when a journalist and the mermaid's aquatic friends outsmart them at the Mexican border. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? meets Cabin in the Woods.
THE RAMAYANA Budget: $1M - $5M | Family ⋄ Adventure While celebrating Diwali- A modern Indian family is drawn into a blizzard when an accident sends a young girl on a journey that parallels an epic Ramayana retelling, where duty, courage, and redemption weave through time.The Little Princess meets The Fall.
YOU'RE NOT LISTENING! Budget: $1M - $5M | Sports ⋄ Comedy A new dynasty emerges when a wealthy, second- generation Indian family is coerced, through parental guilt, into starting a professional basketball team.THE MINDY PROJECT MEETS SUCCESSION.
THE MONTE CRISTO KID Budget: $1M - $5M | Family ⋄ Drama After failing to graduate middle school, a young boy is forced to spend the summer at his aunt's performing arts school for students with disabilities. Karate Kid meets 10 Things I Hate About You
STARKIDS Budget: $1M - $5M | Sci-fi ⋄ Family When a mysterious alien crash-lands on Earth seeking refuge, four siblings with newfound superpowers must band together to collect pieces of a magical meteorite before a sinister extraterrestrial force captures the alien and destroys their planet.My Favorite Martian meets Home Alone.

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Awards

Top 100 | ROLL MODELS | Launch Pad Pilot Competition
(2025)
Semifinalist | LAKE OF DEAD EMPIRES | Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
(2025)
Quarterfinalist | DARK SPOT | Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards Season 9
(2025)
Quarterfinalist | THE MONTE CRISTO KID | Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Spring
(2024)
Semifinalist | BODY. ELECTRIC. | Filmmatic - Pitch Now Screenplay Competition Season 6
(2024)
Unreal Fellowship: World Building
(2023)
Quarterfinalist | LAKE OF DEAD EMPIRES | Filmmatic - Pitch Now Screenplay Competition Season 5
(2023)
Semifinalist | LAKE OF DEAD EMPIRES | Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
(2022)