Patrick Mendes was born in Rhône (France) in 1981. Studied Anthropology at the Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas and got his degree at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema.
After finishing his studies in Editing and Film direction, he worked with Pedro Costa, João Canijo, Werner Schroeter and Eugène Green.
Nowadays, he works as assistant director and in addition he produces, directs and writes short films independent of funding.