Patrick Creadon (born May 1, 1967) is an American film director
primarily known for his work in independent documentary films. His
first film, Wordplay, profiled New York Times crossword editor Will
Shortz and premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film
screened in over 500 theatres nationwide and became the second-highest
grossing documentary of that year. His second film, I.O.U.S.A., was a
non-partisan examination of America's national debt problem and
forecast the global financial crisis of 2008-2009. I.O.U.S.A premiered
at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was later named one of film
critic Roger Ebert's Top 5 Documentaries of the Year.Other works
include the documentary features If You Build It (2013), All Work All
Play (2015), and the 30 for 30 installment Catholics vs. Convicts
(2016) in association with ESPN Films. He has also worked as a
commercial and television director.Creadon is one of only a handful of
filmmakers to release multiple films that were ranked within the Top
100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time. Other filmmakers who
have accomplished this include Werner Herzog (Encounters at the End of
the World, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) and Academy Award winners Michael
Moore (Sicko, Capitalism: A Love Story), Charles H. Ferguson (No End
in Sight, Inside Job), and Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, It
Might Get Loud, and Waiting for 'Superman' ).
primarily known for his work in independent documentary films. His
first film, Wordplay, profiled New York Times crossword editor Will
Shortz and premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film
screened in over 500 theatres nationwide and became the second-highest
grossing documentary of that year. His second film, I.O.U.S.A., was a
non-partisan examination of America's national debt problem and
forecast the global financial crisis of 2008-2009. I.O.U.S.A premiered
at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was later named one of film
critic Roger Ebert's Top 5 Documentaries of the Year.Other works
include the documentary features If You Build It (2013), All Work All
Play (2015), and the 30 for 30 installment Catholics vs. Convicts
(2016) in association with ESPN Films. He has also worked as a
commercial and television director.Creadon is one of only a handful of
filmmakers to release multiple films that were ranked within the Top
100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time. Other filmmakers who
have accomplished this include Werner Herzog (Encounters at the End of
the World, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) and Academy Award winners Michael
Moore (Sicko, Capitalism: A Love Story), Charles H. Ferguson (No End
in Sight, Inside Job), and Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, It
Might Get Loud, and Waiting for 'Superman' ).
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