John Pata is a filmmaker based in Wisconsin and the owner of Head Trauma Productions. Even though he went to school for graphic design, Pata decided to make his first short film during his last year of college. Upon graduating, he started a screen-printing shop that he co-owned for two-and-a-half years before selling his share of it in 2010 to help fund his first feature film. Since entering the world of filmmaking, Pata’s work has been screened at festivals all over the world including the Fantasia International Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest. He listens to far too much punk rock, has continually defended ska for over 25 years, can’t stop reading Stephen King, and will eat all the veggie burritos.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Editor, writer, producer and actor
- 5 on Motif · 13 credits in all
What are John Pata's films like?
Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 2
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch John Pata's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for John Pata's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 5 with a Motif page.
Frogman(2023)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Black Mold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bug Bites! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
Finding Jedda (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
The Stylist(2020)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Gags the Clown(2018)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Watch If You Dare(2018)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Stylist (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Pity (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Dead Weight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Better Off Undead (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Kal-Haven (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 2007 to 2024.
How do John Pata's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the pacing 31/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 51, detractors 18. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does John Pata work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Pata's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicholas Elert shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Jill GevargizianShared titles: The Stylist (2020), Watch If You Dare (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jill Gevargizian
Writers
- Eric HavensShared titles: The Stylist (2020), Watch If You Dare (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Havens
Actors
- Najarra TownsendShared titles: The Stylist (2020), Watch If You Dare (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Najarra Townsend
Composers and cinematographers
- Nicholas ElertShared titles: The Stylist (2020), Gags the Clown (2018), Watch If You Dare (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Nicholas Elert
- Robert Patrick SternShared titles: The Stylist (2020), Gags the Clown (2018), Watch If You Dare (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Patrick Stern
Producers
- Sarah SharpShared titles: The Stylist (2020), Gags the Clown (2018), Watch If You Dare (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Sarah Sharp