Patrick Lope

'Patrick Lope' (qv) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning producer who started in the television industry at MTV 'News' (qv) + Docs in 1997. In 2002, Patrick began producing episodes of the acclaimed MTV documentary series, True Life, and created more than 25 episodes over the course of 15 years. His subjects included drug addiction, pregnancy, Muay Thai fighters in Thailand, a jockey, elopers, mixed martial artists, bodybuilders, professional gamers, high school football stars and competitive eaters in Japan, to name a few. In 2009, Patrick produced a documentary titled, Kanye West Presents: Homecoming. He filmed over the course of several weeks on tour with Kanye West. Other career highlights include a trip to the Brazilian Amazon, where Patrick was one of the first-ever journalists to live with and film the Panara Indians. Patrick has filmed in the pace car at the Daytona 500 and on tour with Nine Inch Nails. He filmed with basketball star Shaquille O'Neal both at his home in Los Angeles and court-side at an NBA All-Star game. Patrick filmed with actress Jennifer Lopez on a trip to Ramstein Air Base in Germany. He also produced and edited a documentary for CNN titled, CNN Presents: Fried. In 2014, Patrick produced and edited a feature-length documentary titled, The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released worldwide. In 2018, Patrick received a New York Emmy Award as a Supervising Producer on a documentary program about the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.::'Patrick Lope' (qv)