About Patrick Hamm
Patrick Hamm is an independent film producer based in Brooklyn and Berlin. His work spans international documentary production, creative development, financing, distribution, and audience engagement.
Patrick produces director-driven documentaries. He champions emerging filmmakers, often collaborating on their first or second features, with a particular interest in underrepresented voices and overlooked stories.
His credits include Dear Lara (2026), Who I Am Not (2023), This Rain Will Never Stop (2020), and Freedom for the Wolf (2017), alongside a growing slate of films in development and production.
His producing experience encompasses international co-productions, complex location filming, festival launches, theatrical and broadcast distribution, and impact campaigns. Projects he has produced have received support from the Berlinale World Cinema Fund, IDFA Bertha Fund, and Doha Film Institute. He produces through his company, Bulldog Agenda.
Alongside producing, Patrick is an experienced cinematographer who has contributed camera work to several of the films he has produced. His background behind the camera informs his approach to story development and collaboration with directors.
He participated in both the Producers track and Camera Studio at Berlinale Talents and is also an alumnus of EURODOC and dok.incubator.
Patrick serves as Co-Captain of Documentary Features Programming at the Slamdance Film Festival, judges the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, and is a Cinema for Peace Academy jury member.
He is a member of the Producers Guild of America, Documentary Producers Alliance, Documentary Association of Europe, Global Impact Producers Alliance, International Documentary Association, International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers, and AG DOK.
Patrick holds a B.A. in Ethics, Politics & Economics from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University.