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BIO
NATHAN PATTO is an award-winning and optioned writer who grew up in the rural South. He spent time as a touring musician and freelance cartoonist before discovering screenwriting. He has had two script options and his other accolades include wins in several contests, such as PAGE, Script Pipeline, and Screencraft. He studied film in Austin and was awarded a James Michener fellowship. A first-generation high-school graduate, he now teaches at the college level and writes high-concept, character-focused genre films and pilots.