Person
John Pata
Writing
Biography
John Pata is a filmmaker based in Wisconsin and the owner of Head Trauma Productions. Even though he went to school for graphic design, Pata decided to make his first short film during his last year of college. Upon graduating, he started a screen-printing shop that he co-owned for two-and-a-half years before selling his share of it in 2010 to help fund his first feature film. Since entering the world of filmmaking, Pata’s work has been screened at festivals all over the world including the Fantasia International Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest. He listens to far too much punk rock, has continually defended ska for over 25 years, can’t stop reading Stephen King, and will eat all the veggie burritos.
Known for

Frogman
Editor

The Stylist
Producer

Gags the Clown
Writer

Dead Weight
Director

Black Mold
Writer

Pity
Writer

Finding Jedda
Sound Effects Editor

Bug Bites!
Visual Effects

Kal-Haven
Editor

A Wandering Path: The Story of Gilead Media
2023
Filmography
- 2024FrogmanEditor
- 2024Black MoldWriter
- 2023A Wandering Path: The Story of Gilead Media
- 2021Bug Bites!Visual Effects
- 2021Finding JeddaSound Effects Editor
- 2020The StylistProducer
- 2019Gags the ClownWriter
- 2016The StylistEditor
- 2014PityWriter
- 2012Dead WeightDirector
- 2007Better Off UndeadDirector
- —Kal-HavenEditor
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