“Patrick’s work is amazing.”
— Jamie Foxx — Academy Award®-winning Actor and Director
“…brilliant at making the best version of the story and tension come to life. Saved the day 1000 times.”
— Kim Sherman — Producer, No Man of God, Archenemy
“…he's fast, has the ability to tell story, create tone and build something from nothing when it hasn't even been shot. He's got a great eye and taste and he's just a solid professional.”
— Melissa Schneider — Producer, Dreamworks; New Form Entertainment
“Patrick is the real deal.”
— Amber Sealey — Award-winning Director, No Man of God
Patrick Nelson Barnes is an Emmy® award-winning film editor. He is known for bringing an exceptional breadth of knowledge, craft and creativity to filmmaking across both drama and comedy, and for being a true collaborator and steady hand in the cutting room. His work has screened at Sundance, Tribeca, Venice, SXSW, and on Netflix, Prime, PBS, and many others.
Most recently, Patrick won an Emmy® award for Outstanding Editing on American Manhunt:The Boston Marathon Bombing for Netflix and director Floyd Russ. He edited the short film The Yellow, directed by Maika Monroe and Simone Faero and starring Haley Joel Osment which premiered at TIFF; the cult comedy Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie for Roku and director Jimmy Tatro; and the upcoming independent feature California King. Prior, he edited the feature No Man No God, directed by Amber Sealey, and starring Elijah Wood and Emmy® award-winner Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) which world premiered at Tribeca. No Man of God was called “mesmerizing” by The Hollywood Reporter, “gripping” by Variety, and a “must-see” by Film Inquiry. Patrick’s previous collaborations with director Amber Sealey include Sundance film How Does it Start and No Light and No Land Anywhere, executive produced by Miranda July (Kajillionaire, Me and You and Everyone We Know) and winner of the Special Jury Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Patrick also worked on The Wolf of Snow Hollow, the second feature from Sundance and SXSW Grand Jury Prize winner Jim Cummings (Thunder Road), which was released in theaters by Orion Pictures, and collaborated with Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx on his directorial debut, All-Star Weekend, which stars Gerard Butler, Robert Downey Jr, Benicio Del Toro and Eva Longoria.
With a diverse background incorporating art, design, and politics, Patrick has worked on projects ranging from the historic Clinton/Gore presidential campaign to creating commercials and social advocacy campaign films for clients Skoll, Participant, Amnesty International, Fox, Penguin Books, The Smithsonian and many others.
Patrick grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, devouring independent and foreign-language films and making movies on Super 8 film and VHS, which inspired him to pursue a career in the arts and film. He attended the venerable California College of the Arts, and studied abroad at the Ecole D’art in France. Passionate about advocacy for environmental and animal rights issues, he is a supporter of the Sierra Club, the Theodore Payne Foundation, The Nonhuman Rights Project, and the “rewilding” movement . When he’s not working, he can be found eating tomatoes in his garden or hiking the mountains of Southern California.
–Margot Nissenblatt
