Short Films
Stumbling into an empty bar in the middle of a stormy night, drunken Rick tries to ignore his life's problems. A mysterious man appears from the shadows to offer Rick a better life... All he has to do is win a game of pool. If only it were that simple.
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4K | 16:37
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4K | 22:52
RED MISSION | 4K REMASTER 2020
Following Richards and his two fellow astronauts on the first manned mission to Mars, this award-winning sci-fi thriller short film was Kai Patterson's first major production, which he made in 2015 and re-released in 4K on October 31, 2020.
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HD | 3:45
A short highlight video, edited together after Patterson's ten day trip home to Honolulu, HI. Featuring a collection of footage from the DJI Mavic Pro, Canon's 5D and 70D, as well as the Panasonic 4K HC-VX981.
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HD | 5:36
Taking a three week school abroad to the Caribbean, Patterson edits together a highlight video showing some of the many adventures he and his class had on the islands of St. Lucia, Grenada and Carriacou.
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4K | 17:38
Maya, a seven-year-old girl, and her babysitter, Ashton, are alone at home, trying to make the best of Halloween night. But all of that changes when an unexpected trick-or-treater arrives with a particularly unsettling demeanor. Maya will have to face her fears in order to fight to stay alive.
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HD | 26:51
Patrick and his friends, Mitchell and Kasey, are pursued by a murderer in a bunny mask who was thought to have been captured and jailed over twenty years ago.
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HD | 23:48
Following Richards and his two fellow astronauts on the first manned mission to Mars, this award-winning sci-fi thriller short film was Kai Patterson's first major production, which he made in 2015 and released online October 31st, 2015.
You can click on the picture or here to watch the full film and learn more about how it was produced.
Silent Films
HD | 5:14
OVER THE MOON & OUT OF THIS WORLD
Two pilots and a paratrooper are caught up in the antics of a malfunctioning alien saucer as its flustered inhabitants do their best to get home to Saturn.
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HD | 4:32
Fresh from a bank robbery, a clever bandit finds trouble at a train station as she flees from the sheriff.
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HD | 6:02
A desperate and hungry man tries his hand at magic, hoping to win the grand prize, but not first without stirring up quite the scene.
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HD | 3:24
A silent film about a young barber's assistant who finds himself in a precarious position as a slight misunderstanding has him pretending to be the head barber for a gaggle of girls.
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HD | 5:47
In the seemingly unrelated but eerily familiar sequel to the above film, the mother-son duo get back together to tell the story of two boys who must work together in order to earn the trust of a father who won't let just anyone take his daughters to the dance. Another comedic silent film, but this time Patterson co-directs with his mother.
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HD | 4:43
A group of sisters goes to great lengths in order to woo a boy who will end up taking one of them to the dance. Patterson's mother, Liesl Ehmke, hired him to film and edit her theatre arts class, producing this fun silent picture.
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Other Work
HD | 2:13
RIDLEY PEARSON'S ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE
Patterson and New York Times bestselling author, Ridley Pearson, team up to bring the world the most epic Ice Bucket Challenge video ever created, bringing more awareness to ALS. Written and directed by Kai Patterson.
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HD | 6:06
This 6 minute trailer for a movie about a teen who discovers his own way of creating teleporting technology, was made for Patterson's high school senior project. He meant to produce his entire 90 page script in 3 weeks, but ran out of time and decided to make a full trailer instead.
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HD | 3:30
This short PSA was made for the Principia Upper School Video Contest and won first place. It tells the story of two boys and two very different nights.
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HD | 6:48
Meant to be shown to the student body of the Principia Upper School for Halloween, this short is full of inside jokes for self-deprecating humor.
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