Patrick Meaney | |
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Born | Port Chester, New York, United States |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, comic book writer, producer, editor |
Patrick Meaney is an award-winning film director, screenwriter, producer, comic book writer, and editor, best known for his work as a director of documentaries about the world of comics books, including Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods, Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, She Makes Comics and Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously.
In 2008, Meaney was approached by Sequart to turn a series of blog posts about Grant Morrison's comic book series The Invisibles into a book. In the process of working on the book, they decided to approach Morrison with the idea of creating a documentary about his life and work. He agreed, and filming began in 2009. In 2010, the film was completed and picked up for distribution by Halo-8 Entertainment. The film received critical acclaim from outlets like Variety,Wired, and Attack of the Show.
While completing filming on Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods, Meaney began work on his next project, a documentary profile of Warren Ellis. The film was shot between 2010 and 2011, shooting with Ellis in London and picking up interviews in New York, Los Angeles and San Diego. The film featured numerous experimental interludes, including a muppet version of Ellis. Respect Films again partnered with Halo 8 to distribute and the film premiered at the Napa Valley Film Festival.
From 2012 to 2015, Meaney worked on several additional documentary projects. The Image Revolution, which chronicles the tumultuous founding of iconic indie comics publisher Image Comics was acquired for distribution by Shout Factory in 2015, and released in January 2016. The film was praised by outlets like Latino Review, who called it "one of the best documentaries of the year". Concurrently, Meaney produced the documentary exploration of women in the comics industry, She Makes Comics, with director Marisa Stotter. The film was selected by the 2015 Comic Con International Film Festival, where it won the Best Documentary Award. The film was acquired for distribution by XLRator Media and will be released in summer 2016.