Tiny Explosions takes the big prize again!

For the 2nd time in our 13 year history, Tiny Explosions produced a film that took home the Best of City prize from Des Moines' 48 Hour FIlm Project. Junk Mail is a wild pun taken to the extreme. If you didn't make it out to the screenings you missed out on the loudest laughs of our filmmaking run. Actual screams were heard. Children were asking hard to answer questions about anatomy. Just a wonder of an evening. In the end we took home Best of City, Best Directing, an Audience Award, and Best Ensemble! Best of City is always a shocker to take home, but Best Ensemble means so much to our rotating cast and crew. Feels a bit like a career achievement. Either way, Junk Mail is not free for anyone to watch, anytime. Enjoy!

Dogs of Service

It took just over a year of development, and two years of production, and now it is here. Dogs of Service is my feature length documentary on the two year training journey dogs undertake to become service dogs. Along the way viewers learn about who these dogs serve, the community they build, and how the service dog world came to be what it is today. It was an extremely rewarding production, I worked with two great partners in Darrin and Tiffany Clouse, and I am extremely proud to share it with everyone and anyone. Below is an interview featurette Iowa PBS released asking Tiffany and me what producing the doc was like.

Making Magic is out!

In 2023 I released No Shortcuts as a standalone, Patrick Boberg project. I wrote, acted, and produced it on my own so it made sense to slap it with the "Responsibly Wild" moniker. Making Magic is definitely a Tiny Explosions project, but after the team brainstormed it together, it became very apparent it was a very personal project for me. Yes, it is a big laugher. Audiences lose it every time it screens, but so much of it is informed by my Mom's writing and creations that it as close to a Responsibly Wild project as Tiny Explosions will ever get.

Please watch and enjoy a short film that simultaneously has nothing to do with my Mom and almost everything. Cheers.

USS Iowa Documentary

It's been a few months, and somehow I let it slip by that the documentary project I worked on for four years(!!) was released. On March 1st, 2023 Iowa PBS premiered the documentary "USS IOWA." It was an incredible ride of shoots in California and Virginia, dozens of interviews, a pandemic putting everything on hold, public screenings, an hour-long interview spot on Iowa Publc Radio, and then the film's release. In October of 2023 the documentary was awarded a regional emmy. This is actually the first regional Emmy I've received with my name as the primary recipient. Unfortunately, the film is not readily viewable for everyone, but if you live in Iowa you can stream it on the PBS video app. In the meantime, please check out the trailer and listen to our spot on Iowa Public Radio.

In November, the Cinematic Heartland podcast had me on to talk my filmmaking journey and projects. Hosted by Kevin Isaacson of I like IKE films, it was a really fun hour talking filmmaking and what's my drive to tell stories. Talked about many things I've blogged about, The Film Lounge series on Iowa PBS, and much more. If you've got an hour, download my episode and listen on your next workout, commute, shopping spree, or quarantine cry.

Welcome! I'm a man of many hats. But also many socks, cameras, guitars, and anecdotes. You probably didn't come here for all of that, however this is a jumping off point for any of it. Should you find something here interesting, reach out! I am very a collaborative and friendly guy. I get excited at the prospect of everything from mowing the lawn to climbing a wind turbine. If you have a project you need an extra set of hands on, I know a guy with a good set of hands.

~P@

Podcasting Adventures

Check out my list on Amazon

Need to get me a gift?

For some reason I don't fully understand, I have been told I am hard to buy gifts for. That is ridiculous. I have so many interests and hobbies I should be considered the easiest person to shop.

So to make this super simple for anyone looking to buy me a gift, here is my personal amazon wish list. A lot of this stuff is expensive, but if you aren't getting something off that list at least you've got somewhere to jump off from.

Bottomless well of P@ links

Google Sites

Report abuse