Andrew Patterson (born June 1982) is an American filmmaker. His debut feature ''

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'' won the Best Narrative Feature Audience Award at the 2019

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. Patterson lives in Oklahoma.

Career

Patterson's interest in film started during his sophomore year in high school, when he worked as a film projectionist. Later he formed a production company, GED Media, in

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producing commercials as well as promo shorts for the local basketball team

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. In 2016, Patterson started making his first feature film, which he financed himself, ''

''. He also wrote the script under the pseudonym James Montague with Craig W. Sanger. After being rejected by 18 film festivals, it finally premiered at the 2019

where it won Best Narrative Feature Audience Award, followed by wide critical attention. The film was acquired by

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, and released in drive-in cinemas on May 15, 2020, and on

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on May 29. He has since made '' The Rivals of Amziah King'', a revenge thriller set in the honeybee industry and starring

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and

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Filmography

Film

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1982 births Living people 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters American male screenwriters Film directors from Oklahoma Screenwriters from Oklahoma Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-director-1980s-stub