Patrick Hamm is an independent film producer working primarily in documentary cinema. He develops and produces internationally financed films, frequently collaborating with emerging directors.
His credits include Dear Lara (2026), Who I Am Not (2023), This Rain Will Never Stop (2020), and Freedom for the Wolf (2017). His films have screened at SXSW, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Slamdance, and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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When internationally acclaimed violinist Lara St. John goes public about being sexually assaulted as a child at an elite music school, she discovers that her experience is part of a much larger pattern of abuse and institutional silence within classical music.
After discovering that she is intersex, South African beauty queen Sharon-Rose Khumalo begins questioning her identity and place in the world. Seeking guidance, she meets Dimakatso Sebidi, an intersex activist whose experiences and outlook contrast sharply with her own.
This Rain Will Never Stop takes the audience on a powerful, visually arresting journey through humanity’s endless cycle of war and peace. The film follows 20-year-old Andriy Suleyman as he tries to secure a sustainable future while navigating the human toll of armed conflict.
Filmed over three years in five countries, Freedom for the Wolf investigates the global rise of illiberal democracy.
When her son disappears on a dangerous boat journey from Bangladesh to Malaysia, Amena refuses to give up hope.
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For nearly a century, children have learned the rules of the world inside miniature cities built just for them. A feature verité documentary about what these places hold, the generations they shaped, and the communities that keep them alive at a time of rapidly fraying civic bonds.
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Home/Land traces the intimate, intergenerational stories of those who once sought refuge in Hong Kong and a new generation navigating shifting diasporas.
An intimate road movie following Gulnaz, a young Indian woman building a life as a long-haul truck driver across Europe.
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