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Get to know Patrick

Associate Professor of Instruction Patrick Wimp is a biracial, Black American screenwriter, director, and producer from Chicago.   His produced films have screened in renowned film festivals like Chicago International, Cannes International, the Atlanta Film Festival, and many more. Pat was listed as #7 on NewCity’s Chicago Film 50 in 2021, and named to Austin Film Festival's 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2020.   Patrick sold his original comedic pilot Brothers from the Suburbs to Warner Bros TV and HBOMax in 2021. His web series of the same name won the Jury and Audience awards at the Austin Film Festival, Best Web Original at UrbanWorld, and Best Director at SeriesFest. That series currently streams on Mansa and OTV. Pat’s 2017 crime-drama pilot Public Housing Unit was awarded Best Writer at SeriesFest and Best of Fest at HBO’s International TV Festival. He has also worked as a DP for A-list music artists like Jennifer Hudson, Billie Eilish, and the Chance the Rapper.  Patrick has worked as a film educator since 2010, specializing in fictional filmmaking, screenwriting and production, teaching at numerous institutions including Northwestern University and the University of Chicago. Patrick served as Program Lead at the Second City Film School from 2021 to 2024.