Patrick McGuinn was born in Los Angeles in 1966, the son of well-known 1960s rock musician Roger McGuinn. Gaining an interest in filmmaking from his father's Bolex 16mm camera and his mother's Vivitar 84p, Patrick began making super-8mm films at age nine, this in addition to having life-long interests in music, puppets and theater. He would later perform in punk-rock bands as a teenager. After studying film and television production at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Patrick worked in editorial roles on numerous PBS documentaries and independent film projects, and gradually made his own independent low-budget films. Amassing an array of short and feature-length works, producing several shorts, seven features, and a feature-length documentary, all were acquired for distribution. Despite the lack of big-name stars and apparent non-commercial appeal, the feature films can be seen on multi-platform streaming outlets worldwide, previously viewed at international film festivals, and theatrically released in New York City to very distinctive reviews and reception.
