Patricia Cunliffe


writer - producer - director
Artist, freelance journalist and independent filmmaker, Patricia Cunliffe has worked as an actress, line producer, set and costume designer. "The Christmas Path" (1999, FOX Family) marked the end of her career as a costume designer and in 2000, A Language of Passion, a bilingual documentary about Latino artists in Los Angeles, went into production under the company name of Joie de Vivre Productions.

Also in 2000, she made a short art film Rhiannon's Bridge, one of the first short films to screen on the ifilm.com website and has screened as recently as 2006 in NYC. In 2002, she made Chili & Tortillas, a short documentary, which screened at the French festival Slow Food on Film.

A Language of Passion, completed in May of 2004, has screened in a multitude of venues - film festivals to include Festival de Cine Chicano in Mexico City, Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Fest in East Los Angeles, and Cine en Ballaja in San Juan, Puerto Rico; as well as cultural institutions, art galleries, and university auditoriums.
A Language of Passion is distributed at the educational level through Howard Karno Books and Forward in Time; to the general public through various modes of retail and online distribution, has broadcast in NYC and Orlando, reviewed on Montage in the UK and is currently available on NETFLIX.

In 2005, Patricia completed a political short, Into the Fire and in 2006 completed a video-journalism project, about the May 1, 2006 immigration reform protest marches, Are We Criminals?, which screened at the International Video Journalism Awards, in Germany.

She recently completed another short art film, Musings, and is currently working on another feature doc about the Pueblo Revolt and Spanish colonization in Santa Fe, NM.

Patricia Cunliffe has written, produced, directed, shot, edited and shopped all projects to date. In 2008 Joie de Vivre opened it's doors to clients, and has now added Storybooks & Timepieces - a museum video, Atanas Karpeles - Untitled - a promotional video and Dear Governor Schwarzenegger - a PSA, to her credits.

She writes frequently for the Pasadena Weekly, authored an exclusive feature on the legendary filmmaker, Kenneth Anger, for AMASS magazine, and wrote regular columns in the now defunct LA Beat, and musicBIZ magazine.

Patricia, former publicity chairman for the Pasadena Society of artists, had her last solo art exhibit "Dreams and Perceptions" in December of 1999.

Patricia is originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico and a UNM graduate. She lives in Altadena with her husband, songwriter Joey Alkes (Million Miles Away, Montego Bay, DJ Monkey) and their Malamute, Noah.

 is now also available for:

     -   Corporate Videos
     -   Promotonal Videos
     -   Music Videos
     -   Commercials
     -   Educational Videos
     -   Events      

Contact:

P.O. Box 6635
Altadena, CA   91003-6635
USA

626.797.9926