Patrick X. Bresnan makes vérité films using precise and illustrative cinematic images, crafting stories that counter mythic concepts of America. He directed THE RABBIT HUNT, which premiered in the U.S. at Sundance Film Festival and in Europe at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film won over 20 awards, including a Cinema Eye Honors prize. He co-directed the short SKIP DAY, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival.

He co-directed, shot, and produced the feature film PAHOKEE, which premiered in competition at Sundance Film Festival in 2019. The following year, he was a cinematographer on the Sundance-winning feature BOYS STATE. His feature NAKED GARDENS premiered in the 2022 documentary competition at Tribeca Festival. His short THE PASSING won the Golden Leopard at Locarno Film Festival and is distributed by The New Yorker. His new feature FIRST THEY CAME FOR MY COLLEGE follows the U.S.’s dark turn toward fascism.