Daniel Patterson

Movies

Miss Juneteenth
Director of Photography
Turquoise, a former beauty queen turned hardworking single mother, prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant, hoping to keep her from repeating the same mistakes in life that she did.
The Call Girls
Director of Photography
Junk, a local sanitation worker, impulsively decides to employ the services of a underground escort agency.
Rodney King
Director of Photography
25 years ago, four LAPD officers were acquitted in a state court for beating King, sparking three days of rioting that left 53 people dead. Now, around the anniversary, this Spike Lee-produced one-man show (Roger Guenver Smith) will be streaming on Netflix. A complex, semi-tragic figure, King drowned in 2012. His life was rarely smooth, or simple – its telling makes for a sober, moving watch.
2 Fists Up
Director of Photography
When University of Missouri football players threatened to boycott their game with Brigham Young University last November unless president Tim Wolfe resigned, they made news far beyond the sports pages and Columbia, Missouri. But that was only one chapter in a tale that began long before that - a tale that director Spike Lee unspools in this Lil' Joints documentary for ESPN Films. Yes, the athletes played a significant role in forcing Wolfe's resignation, but it was really the female organizers of the Concerned Student 1950 movement, as well as a man, Jonathan Butler, willing to starve himself, who stood tallest in the confrontation with institutional racism at Mizzou. Indeed, their courage and resolve brings hope to the message chanted at the end of the film: "We gonna be all right."
Mulignans
Director of Photography
A short film focusing on bawdy talk and Italian-American stereotypes of African-Americans.
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Director of Photography
Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.
Newlyweeds
Director of Photography
A match made in stoner heaven turns into a love triangle gone awry when Lyle can't decide which matters most, Nina or Mary Jane.
Train
Editor
Late night in New York, Carl takes the Brooklyn bound F train home and runs into trouble in this thought provoking short film about fear and guilt.
Train
Director of Photography
Late night in New York, Carl takes the Brooklyn bound F train home and runs into trouble in this thought provoking short film about fear and guilt.
Stag & Doe
Director of Photography
On the eve of their wedding, Chris and Camille put their relationship to the test at a joint bachelor/bachelorette party.
Stag & Doe
Executive Producer
On the eve of their wedding, Chris and Camille put their relationship to the test at a joint bachelor/bachelorette party.
Stag & Doe
Director
On the eve of their wedding, Chris and Camille put their relationship to the test at a joint bachelor/bachelorette party.
African Booty Scratcher
Director of Photography
Prom nears and things seem to be spiraling out of control for the typically composed Isatu. In this coming of age story, West African tradition conflicts with American idealism as Isatu is forced to reassess her idea of the perfect dress.