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Patrick (they/them) is a queer diasporic Korean documentary filmmaker, writer, and community organizer. They are interested in building collaborative, community-based models of filmmaking that equip queer and trans people of color with media-making skills. Patrick has made films about queer Asian history, LGBTQ self-representation, and Asian American coming out stories. Their work-in-progress feature debut is supported by Queer|Art, Firelight Media, Sundance, and CAAM.

Previously, Patrick worked with the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance to help build a vibrant network of queer Asian grassroots groups across the country. In 2018, they helped organize KQTcon, the first national Korean queer and trans conference in the US. Their writing has appeared in The Nation, ProPublica, Mother Jones, The Atlantic, Bloomberg News, The Wall Street Journal, and more.

Patrick has been navigating pandemic times mostly by eating carbs.

You can find them on Instagram here or on Twitter @patrickglee.