Pasha Patriki

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Pasha Patriki
Nationality Canadian
Occupation(s) Cinematographer, director,
film producer
Years active2000–present
Notable work Gridlocked
The Sound
Black Water
Website www.patriki.net

Pasha Patriki is a Canadian cinematographer, director and film producer. He was director of photography on the films Please Kill Mr. Know It All , [1] Gridlocked [2] [3] and The Sound . [4] He was also the cinematographer on the 2016 film Anonymous (also known as Hacker), noted for its polished and crisp visuals. [5] [6] He is a founder of a film production & financing company, 9 Light Entertainment, which has executive-produced a number of films including Broken Mile. [7] [8]

In January 2017, Patriki won the award for Best Cinematography in the TV Drama category of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards for the feature film Gridlocked, [9] [10] starring Dominic Purcell. Also in 2017, he directed Black Water , an action film starring Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme, released in 2018. [11] In September 2017, Patriki's 9 Light Entertainment partnered with a Canadian film sales and distribution firm Raven Banner Entertainment to form Hangar 18 Media, a film development and production company. [7] Since 2017, Patriki produced the film Spare Parts, which was directed by Andrew Thomas Hunt. [12] Patriki also produced Nail In The Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro, a documentary about a wrestler called Vampiro. [13]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011KenneyvilleCinematographer [14]
2012The Great ChameleonCinematographer [14]
2012 Please Kill Mr. Know It All Cinematographer [1]
2013 Separation Cinematographer [14]
2014SomnolenceCinematographer [14]
2015 Gridlocked CinematographerWinner in TV Drama category of the 2017 Canadian Society of Cinematographers [2] [9] [10]
2016Hacker (also known as Anonymous)Cinematographer [5]
2016Broken MileCinematographer [7] [8]
2017 The Sound Executive producer [4]
2018 Black Water Director and cinematographer [11] [15] [16] [17]
2019 Isabelle Cinematographer [18]
2021 V/H/S/94 Producer
2023The Threat Next DoorDirector [19]

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  2. 1 2 Leydon, Joe (October 7, 2015). "Film Review: 'Gridlocked'". Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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