Commercial photographer & visual artist Sanjay N. Patel made his artistic mark in the film world. His forte in stylized imagery earned him recognition for his unique vision, artistic insight, and aesthetic ingenuity, which produced a reputable clientele, including FOX SEARCHLIGHT, MGM, LIONS GATE, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, and over 30 feature films. Sanjay’s down-to-earth reputation balances his high ideal of the arts.
Unique traits: Concept Photography, Key Art, Unit Stills
97 Minutes
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by Timo Vuorensola (Thriller)
Concept Key Art, Design A hijacked 767 will crash in just 97 minutes when its fuel runs out. Against the strong will of NSA Deputy Toyin, NSA Director Hawkins prepares to have the plane shot down before it does any catastrophic damage on the ground, leaving the fate of the innocent passengers in the hands of Alex, an undercover Interpol agent who has been embedded in the terrorist cell.—LHPics
My 01
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Photography, Key Art, Stills When an android is given a program to simulate feelings, he'll go to shocking lengths to be loved.
Falling Up
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by Stephanie Drapeau
Photography, Key Art
Awakened
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by Cowboy Sweetheart Films
Concept Photography, Key Art
Heart Cycles
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by Jay Pennington
Photographer, Key Art
The Pizza Joint
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by William Leonardo Molina (Action and Comedy)
Photographer, Key Art, Stills In the town of Greensville, where Cannabis is recently legal, Thomas (Timothy Delaghetto) and Anthony (Anthony Guajardo) run the best pizza joint in town, Phu-King Pizza! They have a deal in place with ex-dealer-turn-business-man, Playa Playa (Noel G), to use his most coveted strain, "Jamaican Goddess," and infuse it directly in to the pizza sauce. Just as business is looking up, they discover on pay day that the $20k owed to Playa Playa has been stolen. The duo, along with their band of misfit employees, are given until midnight to pay the debt... or else.
The Adventures of Captain Denar
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Photographer, Key Art
From Hell to Mexico
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by James Seyer
Photography, Key Art A tale of love and revenge set in the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution.
Salting the Fly
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by Craig MooneyhamJacob Reynolds
Photographer, Key Art, Stills With a precarious fate approaching, Danny, an autistic teenager, and his older brother David perform a familiar childhood ritual to lighten the gravity of their plight. As time runs out, however, the brothers must leave their childhood behind to confront family demons, challenge futile beliefs, and transcend communication barriers to find solace amidst their crumbling world.
Lillian
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by Molly Vernon (Western and Short)
Lead Photographer, Key Art, Stills A teenager cares for her younger sibling and multi-ethnic local orphans in the face of danger after her Grandmother is killed surrendering to the Mexican Army toward the end of the Texas Revolution.
Leaves of the Tree
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(Drama, Family, Mystery and Thriller)
Key Art, Design Patrick Messina, a once powerful patent lawyer marginalized by a life threatening disease is pushed out of his firm. At a meeting with his last client he encounters a doctor from a rural Sicilian village who has discovered a medicinal "cure all" made from the leaves of a centuries old Olive tree. Patrick's journey to identify the source of the tree's healing power uncovers a secret from ancient scripture that brings the past, present and future struggle with belief and faith for all that come into contact with what may be a modern miracle.—David J. Healey Executive Producer
Come to the Garden
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by Eakin Films / Ken Carpenter
Photography, Graphic Design, Stills Jennifer Wilder Morgan explores her deepest fears and most life-changing discoveries, re-creating the private garden where she first encountered The Divine. Featuring character voice-over performances from Emmy winner and Today Show host Kathie Lee Gifford, Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr., and popular faith comedienne Chonda Pierce, this feature-length filmed stage presentation uses three-dimensional projection technology, creating a unique and immersive big screen experience. Jennifer's intimate journey invites viewers into a special encounter with hope and healing.—Ralph Stenson
Divorce Texas Style
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by Corbin Timbrook (Comedy, Mystery and Short)
Photographer, Key Art DIVORCE TEXAS STYLE is about four men, four women and a Texas legend that says: if somebody wants a divorce in Texas, someone has to die. With two detectives hot on their trail, the four widows continue to enjoy sharing lies and Bordeaux, but things are not always as they seem.—Melrose Fougere - Writer
Trigger Man
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by Jason Konopisos-Alvarez
Photography, Key Art A writer struggles to find meaning and peace as his reality begins to crumble.
Bright Ideas
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by Three Creek Entertainment (Comedy)
Key Photography, Key Art, Stills One morning Nate Keller arrives at his job at The Lighting Store, the only job he's ever known, and discovers that Joe, the owner, is months behind on the mortgage and faces foreclosure. The news sends Nate and his co-worker and best friend Sean into a spiral of misguided urgency to save their second home. Adding insult to injury, this fuels Nate's girlfriend, Lauren, to persistently nag him to grow up and leave everything behind to take a corporate job for her father. As the foreclosure looms like a ticking time bomb of failure, a disgruntled former employee and Nate's high school rival, Derek, swoops in and makes a bid on the store to buy it and fire everyone, turning it into an outlet for the local mega-chain Depot Warehouse. With their lives hanging in the balance, a slight glimmer of hope appears in the form of a kind bank loan officer in charge of the case, who is none other than Nate's childhood crush, Julianne. In the ultimate underdog story, Nate and Sean man-up on a series of misadventures of desperation and unrelenting hope to stop change from ruining their lives and friendship. Filled with testosterone-fueled hi-jinks and unrequited love triangles, "Bright Ideas" takes you on a journey to leave change in the dust, and settle down into the familiar, lovable rut we call life.—Jon-Michael Foshee
Twelve Years A Slave
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by Eakin Films and Publishing (Drama, History and Biography)
Key Art, Photography, Design, Website design, App design Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty personified by a malevolent slave owner, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.—Fox Searchlight
12 Years a Slave
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(Drama, History and Biography)
Key art, graphic design for publishing Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty personified by a malevolent slave owner, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.—Fox Searchlight
Sam Houston: American Statesman, Soldier, and Pioneer
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by Denton Florian (Documentary and Drama)
Key artist Sam Houston (1793-1863) is remembered today primarily for his activities in Texas, but n fact he was also a giant of the frontier and a dominant American political figure in the 1800s. This path breaking film is the first to document Sam Houston's remarkable life, in which viewers will find surprising points of identification: the teen-aged runaway who fled his controlling family to live with the Indians, the rejected husband who learned too late that his wife did not love him, the alcoholic forced to choose between ruin and sobriety -very modern sounding challenges. Yet Sam Houston lived out a triumphant American story: the only person ever to govern two states, conquering general, two-term President of the Republic of Texas, U.S. House member, U.S. Senator, and at the end a southerner banished from power and hated for his devotion to the Union. No one who learns Sam Houston's story will ever see American history the same way again.
Burned Soul
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by Walker Cable Productions (Action)
Key Art, Photography, Unit Stills Ex-Pro fighter "Slammin'" Sammy Landers is now a veteran semi-rogue cop who is not afraid to cross the line. So, when eccentric billionaire Quenton Danforth offers him fifty grand to find and return his grown daughter, he readily accepts. It seems that daughter, Cheree' is working her way across the notorious Whiskey Bay swamp with her lover, hoping to escape the controlling father by crossing the Texas-Louisiana borders. But Sammy doesn't realize he's about to become involved in a love triangle. When there is a possible twenty-five million dollar trust fund they all want and they will all do "anything" to claim. And "anything" is a broad term which involves treachery, deceit, murder and even falling in love.—Chuck Walker
Return to Vengeance
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by Walker Cable Productions (Drama)
Key Art, Photography, Unit Stills The movie centers around Lorenzo Lamas as the mysterious drifter known only as Brady. He innocently rides into a small southern town and is immediately drawn to the rescue of a young lady in distress,(Ms. Barr) against a well organized gang of cut-throats (literally) known as "The Blades". The leader of the gang (Timbrook) vows revenge and thus sets in motion a dramatic, action packed ride. Daniel Baldwin plays "Bart" the bartender who owns the watering hole where the events unfold. He teams with tough guy Lamas and fights back to back with him to save his business, the town, and the beautiful heroine. Tammy Barr's portrayal of the sweet, innocent leading lady will bring a tear to your eye.—IvanWong
Texas Triangle
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by Walker Cable Productions (Action)
Key Art, Key Photography, Stills Six Ex-Special Ops agents reunite after 20 years to rescue a fallen comrade's daughter-in-law from a ruthless Mexican drug cartel. Known as the Magnificent Hellfire Team in their glory days, they now must once again add some notches to their gun barrels in spite of the added notches in their belt size.
Voice of the Unknown: A Paranormal Investigation
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by Will Scoville (Documentary)
Photographer, Key Art Join us on our search for the truth behind the most extreme cases of reported paranormal activity in central Texas. Demonic entities, physical attacks and the most bizarre encounters ever captured on film. See actual footage of a real entity captured at a Texas Ranger station. The most controversial paranormal documentary ever produced.
Backstabber
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by Chuck Walker (Horror)
Photographer, Key Art, Stills Employees attending an extreme team-building function for the weekend find new meaning in teamwork, thinking outside the box, and risk management as they fight for survival from a deranged killer bent on revenge.
Return To Outlaws aka Mexican Gold
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by Lions Gate /Walker Cable Productions (Action, Adventure and Western)
Key Art, Photography, Unit Stills After the brazen escape from his sentence to be hanged, infamous outlaw Jack Barnett cons a crooked judge, local saloon gal and an old partner into partaking in the heist of a lifetime. Havoc breaks loose when a small town Sheriff stands for justice and although both sides stick to their guns, only one will prevail.
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Mindsight
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by Gut Check Productions (Drama)
Key Art, Photography When Tom loses his son in a drunk driving accident he struggles to keep his family together. His wife loses all respect for him as a protector of his family and there is only one way he can gain closure, revenge.
Through the Valley
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by Juan C.vazquez (Drama)
Photography, Key Art A story of Jaime Flores a young man trying to make a difference in the world by helping kids stay away from the path he chose. But his brother and the life they grew up around draws him back into the perils of the inner city. He is framed for murder and the local DA doesn't care about guilt only conviction rate.—Jason Konopisos
The Man Who Came Back
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by Lions Gate / Walker Cable (Action, Drama and Western)
Photographer, Key Art, Stills A dozen years after the Civil War, former slaves go on strike at a powerful judge's plantation.
The Sno Cone Stand Inc
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by Travis Knapp
Key Art, Design The Sno Cone Stand is a light-hearted Austin Original Comedy about three twenty-something stock broker trainees who hate their jobs and their self-absorbed boss at Miller-Stinch Financial. They will try just about anything, including selling snow cones, "to climb their way down the corporate ladder." Sonny Mctard, the lovable loser with salesman syndrome, and grand ideas for Starbucks-like success, ignores the good advice of his logical friend, Juan Sanchez Hernandez Martinez, and convinces his womanizing jock friend, Tony Romper, to join him in what turns out to be a hilarious summer adventure of non-stop travesties, leading them to find friendship and success on their own terms.
The Bracelet of Bordeaux
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by Casey Kelly (Family, Fantasy and Mystery)
Photography, Key Art, Website Design, Print Someone is dognapping the canine citizens of Chem City, Texas! Two pre-teen girls overcome danger and conspiracies as they set out to solve the crime and administer justice with the help of a magical bracelet. As the girls battle the Mob, a punk gang and a crooked cop they learn something about friendship, courage and hanging with the right crowd.
Retribution Road
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by Lions Gate / Walker Cable (Western)
Photography, Key Art, Stills In the vein of traditional westerns such as 'High Noon,' comes 'Blue Eyes,' nickname of Johnny Rios, the most sadistic outlaw in south Texas. After being captured in a foiled bank robbery in the sleepy town of Wardlaw, the courageous Sheriff, Bob Gambol, awaits the vicious outlaw's family who has given him twenty-four hours to release their brother or else. Now it's good vs. evil as one man has to choose between honor and the annihilation of a town.
—Chuck Walker
Unspeakable
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by Pavan Films (Horror and Thriller)
Key Artist, DVD design, Website The scientist Diana Purlow is performing experiments with the mind of criminals sentenced to death in the prison of the sadistic warden Earl Blakely. She tests an apparatus she developed and capable of read minds in a man that claims to be innocent of a murder, but she is not able to convince her former lover and Governor to call off the execution. When the serial killer Jesse Mowatt is arrested and sentenced to death, she convinces the warden to submit Jesse to her experiment. While working with the murderer, Diana faces pure evil in its essence.