Patrick
Two strangers with very different backgrounds get to know one another over crummy coffee and shared struggles in an old church basement.
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Kyle TaubkenWriterThe Butcher, The Neighborhood, So Brief Was His Torso
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Kyle TaubkenDirectorThe Butcher, The Neighborhood, So Brief Was His Torso
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Curtis C. JacksonKey Cast"Patrick"We Go On, The X-Files, Shameless (U.S.)
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Jacob WingfieldKey Cast"Felix"Nashville, Sun Records, Muddy Water
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Lisa Sanchez-SullivanKey Cast"Nina"Feral, Returns
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Kyle TaubkenProducerThe Butcher, The Neighborhood, So Brief Was His Torso
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Dwayne GreenDirector of PhotographyThe Butcher, The Neighborhood, Gehenna
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Paul VinsonhalerComposerMuddy Water, Space Licorice, Bluff
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Justin HarrisonFirst Assistant Camera
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Kyle TaubkenEditorThe Butcher, The Neighborhood, So Brief Was His Torso
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Jay JohnsonGaffer
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James JosephMusic Mixer
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Thomas McDanielSet PA
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Emily Tuberville TaubkenStills PhotographerThe Butcher
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Russell ShawTitle DesignThe Butcher, The Neighborhood, So Brief Was His Torso
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Russell ShawPoster DesignThe Butcher, The Neighborhood, So Brief Was His Torso
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:15 minutes
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Completion Date:May 2, 2018
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Production Budget:2,500 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital 4.6K
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Aspect Ratio:1:85
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Nashville Film FestivalNashville, TN
United States
October 5, 2019
Official Selection -
Tallahassee Film FestivalTallahassee, FL
United States
April 6, 2019
Florida Premiere
Official Selection -
South Georgia Film FestivalValdosta, GA
United States
March 2, 2019
Georgia Premiere
Best Actor for Curtis C. Jackson -
Dublin International Film Festival 2019Dublin
Ireland
Shortlist -
Hammer To Nail Summer Shorts Contest 2018Online
United States
Finalist -
Indie Memphis Film FestivalMemphis, TN
United States
November 1, 2018
Official Selection In Competition Hometowner Narrative Shorts -
Grenada Afterglow Film FestivalGrenada, MS
United States
October 27, 2018
Mississippi Premiere
Director's Choice Award -
Indigo Moon Film FestivalFayetteville, NC
United States
October 13, 2018
North Carolina Premiere
Official Selection -
Knoxville Film FestivalKnoxville, TN
United States
September 15, 2018
Official Selection -
Film Prize: Memphis 2018Memphis, TN
United States
August 3, 2018
World Premiere
Top 10 Finalist
Kyle Taubken is a writer/director from Memphis, TN who grew up nearby in a small town in northern Mississippi. Inspired, in part, by the personal films of the New Hollywood movement and the low budget independent films of the early 90s, Kyle made his first short film at age 20. After completing his graduate work at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2014, where his thesis film (THE NEIGHBORHOOD) won four graduate film awards, including Best Graduate Director and Best Graduate Film, Kyle returned to Memphis where he continues to make films and work as a freelance videographer and editor. Kyle’s films have screened in competition at festivals including the Portland Film Festival, Indie Memphis, and the Macon Film Festival, among others. Kyle is currently developing his first feature, and PATRICK is his 17th short film.
Like most all independent, low budget short films, PATRICK was truly a labor of love. With the exception of the opening sequence, we shot the film over the course of four days in a single location with a skeleton crew and a lot of favors. What is on the surface a traditional two character dialogue piece, PATRICK ultimately becomes a detailed micro-examination of one character's inability to express his thoughts, feelings, and experiences honestly when he's confronted by some hard truths about himself and, furthermore, what it might look like for him to try. My goal has always been to get more specific and focused in my filmmaking over the years while I continue to hone my voice and interests. The results have been, as expected, varied to say the least. PATRICK is however, I think, the purest culmination of those efforts. At the same time it has also become my most seemingly simple film to date. I really hope you enjoy it! And I hope it moves you in some way. - Kyle T.