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Patrick Hanser

Born May 22, 1997 · São Paulo (age 29)

Patrick Hanser is a Brazilian director and screenwriter, known for the short films "Night Drive" (2017), "This One's for You Alice" (2018), "An Illustrated Story" (2018) and the documentary TV series "Quebrando o Tabu" (2018), which won the Gold Medal for Social Issues Documentary at the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards. He has been selected to festivals around the world with his short films.

Known For

Night Drive

Night Drive · 2015

A successful Brazilian businessman quenches his thirst for death on his nightly drives with his luxury car, until he decides to meet one of his to-be victims out of curiosity.

This One's for You, Alice

This One's for You, Alice · 2018

This One's for You, Alice

MovieCrimeThriller

When Joaquim, a frustrated writer living in the 70s, finds out his recently wed wife is cheating on him, he starts writing a suicide letter and prepares a surprise for his wife to find when she gets home from her lover's arms.

Down Quixote

Down Quixote · 2022

MovieComedyRomance

Down Quixote is a feature film adapted from the classic Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, written and directed by Leonardo Cortez, with a cast made up exclusively of actors with Down Syndrome. The actors are part of the ADID Theater Group which, in 2021, completes 23 years of existence, with 12 shows inspired by classics of world dramaturgy.

Aperio

After the death of her mother, a 10 year old girl and her father must confront grief in its most nefarious form.

MovieFamilyDrama

Two brothers, one with dyslexia, the other with difficulty accepting his brother as he is, discover the meaning of brotherhood as they move to a dead-end street after their father's death.

Two-Syllable Name

Two-Syllable Name · 2023

Two-Syllable Name

60-year-old seamstress Cida needs to sign a document at her workplace, but can't read what it says. With the help of her granddaughter's teacher, she becomes interested in literacy and, at the same time, starts questioning things that happen at her job.

Abe

MovieDramaComedy

A 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn tries to unite his half-Israeli and half-Palestinian family through cooking.

Man

Bored in isolation, a boy decides to become a man.

Filmography

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Night Drive

Night Drive · 2015

A successful Brazilian businessman quenches his thirst for death on his nightly drives with his luxury car, until he decides to meet one of his to-be victims out of curiosity.

Director

This One's for You, Alice

This One's for You, Alice · 2018

This One's for You, Alice

MovieCrimeThriller

When Joaquim, a frustrated writer living in the 70s, finds out his recently wed wife is cheating on him, he starts writing a suicide letter and prepares a surprise for his wife to find when she gets home from her lover's arms.

Director

Down Quixote

Down Quixote · 2022

MovieComedyRomance

Down Quixote is a feature film adapted from the classic Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, written and directed by Leonardo Cortez, with a cast made up exclusively of actors with Down Syndrome. The actors are part of the ADID Theater Group which, in 2021, completes 23 years of existence, with 12 shows inspired by classics of world dramaturgy.

Producer

Aperio

After the death of her mother, a 10 year old girl and her father must confront grief in its most nefarious form.

Director

MovieFamilyDrama

Two brothers, one with dyslexia, the other with difficulty accepting his brother as he is, discover the meaning of brotherhood as they move to a dead-end street after their father's death.

Director

Two-Syllable Name

Two-Syllable Name · 2023

Two-Syllable Name

60-year-old seamstress Cida needs to sign a document at her workplace, but can't read what it says. With the help of her granddaughter's teacher, she becomes interested in literacy and, at the same time, starts questioning things that happen at her job.

Music

Abe

MovieDramaComedy

A 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn tries to unite his half-Israeli and half-Palestinian family through cooking.

Second Unit Director

Man

Bored in isolation, a boy decides to become a man.

Director

The Final Masterpiece

The Final Masterpiece · 2021

The Final Masterpiece

Two retired detectives, who were active during the Brazilian dictatorship, must confront the past when asked to depose to a Truth Commission regarding their investigation into the suicide of an artist and his infamous last masterpiece.

Director

An Illustrated Story

An Illustrated Story · 2018

An Illustrated Story

MovieDocumentary

This short documentary explores how the Ilustrada section of the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper had to fight back against censorship from the military dictatorship in Brazil after Lourenço Diaféria, one of its columnists, published an article criticising the patron of the Brazilian army, Duque de Caxias.

Director