Patrick Meaney Explained

Patrick Meaney
Birth Place:Port Chester, New York, United States
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter, comic book writer, producer, editor

Patrick Meaney is a 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 , , She Makes Comics and . He also directed the horror film House of Demons, and his most recent film is the musical romance The Brink Of.

Career

Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods

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.[1] He agreed, and filming began in 2009.[2] In 2010, the film was completed and picked up for distribution by Halo-8 Entertainment. The film received critical acclaim from outlets like Variety,[3] Wired,[4] and Attack of the Show.[5]

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

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.[6] The film featured numerous experimental interludes, including a muppet version of Ellis.[7] Respect Films again partnered with Halo 8 to distribute and the film premiered at the Napa Valley Film Festival.[8]

The Image Revolution, She Makes Comics and more

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.[9] The film was praised by outlets like Latino Review, who called it "one of the best documentaries of the year".[10] 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 San Diego Comic-Con Film Festival, where it won the Best Documentary Award.[11] The film was acquired for distribution by XLRator Media and was released in summer 2016.[12]

As a director, he created the short form documentary, , which was expanded for feature release in 2018.[13]

Meaney also contributed a short story, "The Green" to the Occupy Comics anthology, and reunited with editor Matt Pizzolo and Black Mask Studios for the four issue comic book miniseries Last Born, with artist Eric Zawadzki.[14]

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

In 2016, Meaney completed a long in the works documentary on iconic fantasy author Neil Gaiman. The film chronicles Neil on his final signing tour, and explores Gaiman's passion for writing, as well as the challenges of balancing embracing the opportunities available to him as a successful writer and creating the stories that fans love.[15] The film was released in July 2016 by Vimeo on Demand.[16]

House of Demons

In 2018, Meaney released his first narrative film, House of Demons. The film follow fours estranged friends who spend a weekend in a remote cabin that used to be home to a Manson Family like cult. The film features numerous popular personalities from the geek world, and was acquired for distribution by Sony Home Entertainment/Smith Global Media.[17]

In 2021, Meaney released Syphon, a comic book mini-series for Image Comics, co-written with Mohsen Ashraf.[18] The series received positive reviews,[19] and won the Ringo Award for fan-favorite hero.[20]

In 2024, his film The Brink Of was released.[21] This music romance featured seven original songs,[22] and received a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[23]

Works

Documentaries:
Narrative Film:
Comics
Non-Fiction:

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baldino. Greg. Talking With Patrick Meaney - Greg Baldino and the Grant Morrison Documentary Director - Part one. Bleeding Cool. 15 October 2010 . 26 May 2016.
  2. Thill. Scott. Counterculture Comics Hero Grant Morrison Gets a Biopic. Wired. Conde Nast. 26 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Harvey. Dennis. Review: 'Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods'. Variety. 11 October 2010 . Penske Business Media LLC. 26 May 2016.
  4. Thill. Scott. Review: Talking With Gods Bows Down to Comics Immortal Grant Morrison. Wired. Conde Nast. 26 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Gore. Chris. Avatar, The Last Airbender, Grant Morrison DVD Review. G4TV.
  6. Web site: Baker. Bill. Comics: Director Patrick Meaney on Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts. The Morton Report. 27 May 2016.
  7. Thil. Scott. Exclusive: Meet Warren Ellis, Profane Comics Muppet. Wired. Conde Nast. 27 May 2016.
  8. Web site: Turner. Monica. Documentary about comic book legend to premiere at Napa Valley Film Festival. Stark Insider. 9 August 2011 . 27 May 2016.
  9. Web site: Villordsutch. The Image Revolution picked up by Shout! Factory. Flickering Myth. 27 May 2016.
  10. Web site: El Mayimbe. Exclusive Clip from HOT Documentary The Image Revolution. Latino Review. 27 May 2016.
  11. Web site: Phillips. Mike. She Makes Comics Wins Best Documentary Award at the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival. Sequart. 27 May 2016.
  12. Web site: MacDonald. Heidi. She Makes Comics to be distributed by XLRator. The Beat. 11 March 2016 . 27 May 2016.
  13. Web site: Martinez. Phillip. EXCLUSIVE: First Look At Extended Chris Claremont's X-Men Documentary. Player.One. 23 January 2018 . Newsweek. 28 January 2018.
  14. Web site: Truitt. Brian. 'Last Born' a whole new world of character drama. USA Today. Gannet. 27 May 2016.
  15. Web site: Kopian. Steve. Speaking Dangerously: Patrick Meaney on his career and Dream Dangerously, his masterpiece on Neil Gaiman. Unseen Films. 27 May 2016.
  16. Web site: Busch. Anita. 'Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously': Exclusive First Look. Deadline Hollywood. 26 May 2016 . 27 May 2016.
  17. Web site: Barkan. Jonathan. NEWSExclusive: Sony Enters a House of Demons; Release Date, Box Art, and Trailer Inside. Dread Central. 18 December 2017 . 28 January 2018.
  18. Web site: Johnston . Rich . Patrick Meaney, Jeff Edwards, Mohsen Ashraf's Syphon at Image Comics . Bleeding Cool . 12 April 2021 . 15 April 2021.
  19. Web site: Syphon #1 Reviews . 2024-06-13 . ComicBookRoundup.com . en-US.
  20. Web site: 2022 Ringo Awards – Ringo Awards . 2024-06-13 . en-US.
  21. Web site: Legacy . Spencer . 2024-03-15 . Exclusive The Brink Of Trailer & Poster Preview the Romantic Music Movie . 2024-06-13 . ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More . en-US.
  22. Web site: Gates . Taylor . 2024-04-17 . REVIEW: The Brink Of . 2024-06-13 . FANVERSATION . en-US.
  23. Web site: The Brink Of Rotten Tomatoes . 2024-06-13 . www.rottentomatoes.com . en.

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