Patrick Epino is an American filmmaker. His feature film ''Mr. Sadman'' made for the

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(IFP) Independent Filmmaker Labs is a satirical dark comedy about a

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body-double loses his job and moves to Los Angeles in search of a new start. It stars Al No'mani,

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, and Cameron Bender and has received positive reviews from

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, Giant Robot Magazine and more, and Epino was also selected by the film magazine ''The Independent'' as one of its "10 Filmmakers to Watch" for that film. Along with

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he makes up the "National Film Societ

which is part of

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and makes original web content related to films, filmmaking and film festivals that is viewable online. Other than ''Mr. Sadman,'' Epino has directed a short film entitled "Void" under a

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"Armed With A Camera" Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists which premiered at the

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) – formerly known as VC FilmFest – is an annual film festival presented by Visual Communications (VC). It was established in 1983 by Linda Mabalot as a vehicle to promote Asian Pacific Ameri ...

. He has directed and written another short film entitled "Spunk" which appeared at a number of film festivals, including SingaFest. He has also served as a Producer on the short film, ''A Crossroad Called Manzanar''. Epino's most recent film, which he co-wrote and co-directed with

, is ''Awesome Asian Bad Guys'', which stars a number of Asian American actors who played villains in 1980-1990s action movies, such as

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and

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. The film/series also stars

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, Aaron Takahashi and more. The film/series made its debut at the 2014

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and also made its Los Angeles premiere at the 2014

. As an actor, he played the role of "Troy" in H.P. Mendoza's award-winning

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film

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. Produced by ABS-CBN's Cinematografo initiative, the film placed on over a dozen "Best of" lists before being distributed on Special Edition Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD via

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on October 1, 2019. Epino is the producer of Long Distance, a documentary podcast and video series about stories in the Filipino diaspora, created and hosted by Paola Mardo. The show has landed on numerous "Top 10" lists and was an inaugural member of the

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Creator Program. He is also the host of the Oakland Warriors Podcast, a sports entertainment podcast focusing on all things

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and the

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. The show is produced by National Film Society and is a part of The Basketball Podcast Network. Epino is a graduate of the

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and earned his MFA in Cinema from the film program at

San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers 118 different b ...

. He is also from San Francisco, California and is of

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descent.''Id.''

Filmography

* ''

'' (2018) - Actor: "Troy" * ''Awesome Asian Bad Guys'' (2014) - Writer, Director (with

) * ''Mr. Sadman'' (2009) - Writer, Director * ''Void'' (2005) - Writer, Director * ''Spunk'' (2004) - Writer, Director

References

External links

Asians on Film Interviews Patrick Epino

Fil-Am Ako Interview with Patrick Epino

National Film Society Youtube Channel

National Film Society Tumblr
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Epinom Patrick Film directors from San Francisco Living people Year of birth missing (living people)