Biography

Patrick Hamm is an award-winning documentary producer. His films include Dear Lara (2026; Santa Barbara IFF), Who I Am Not (2023; SXSW, CPH:DOX; PBS:POV), This Rain Will Never Stop (2020; IDFA, True/False), and Freedom for the Wolf (2017; Slamdance, IDFA). He has also served as executive producer on projects such as Dark Secrets of a Trillion Dollar Island: Garenne (BBC/Arte), Copwatch (Tribeca), and the narrative feature The Man Who Was Thursday (Edinburgh IFF). Patrick’s projects have received support from major national film funds and international grants, including the Berlinale World Cinema Fund, IDFA Bertha Fund, and the Doha Film Institute. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents and EURODOC, and holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University and a B.A. from Yale University. Patrick works across development, production, and story shaping. He serves as Co-Captain of Documentary Features Programming at Slamdance and is a member of the PGA, DPA, DAE, IQ, GIPA, and the Cinema for Peace Academy.
- IMDb mini biography by: Patrick Hamm