Patricia Lewis
Producer/Director/Writer
www.7northeastproductions.com
http://capitalfundscreenplaycompetition.com/patricia-lewis/

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Patricia moved to Seattle, Washington in the 1980’s. As a child, she wanted to be an actress. In 2001, she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Information Systems.

She was always fascinated with Black musicals, Producers and Actors like Sidney Poitier, Lena Horne, Paul Robeson, Lincoln Perry, Eddie Anderson and Hattie McDaniel. They paved the way for successful Black Filmmakers of today.

Inspired by theses giants, in 2009, Patricia attended University of Washington and received her Independent Filmmaking Certificate. While there, she produced a short film titled Adrift and participated in other filmmaking roles, i.e. Director, Writer.
Patricia wrote, produced and directed a short film in 2010 entitled “Blind Colour”. The story is about a tragic experience she had that no child should have gone through because of the color of their skin in 1955, Portland, Oregon, where racism was so pervasive. She produced a documentary called Healing Grace in 2013.