Production
 
As the Chairman and CEO of Patriot Pictures, LLC, Mr. Mendelsohn currently manages
senior and mezzanine debt portfolios for banks and financial institutions specializing in
entertainment. Mr. Mendelsohn has arranged production financing for over 258 films.
He most recently executive produced “Lord of War,” written and directed by Andrew
Niccol and starring Nicolas Cage and Ethan Hawke. He is also currently producing the fast-action
lowrider movie, “Crenshaw Blvd,“ starring Wilmer Valderrama, directed by Imani Shakur; “Material
Girls,” starring Hilary Duff, directed by Martha Coolidge; ; and “Holy Cross,” executive produced by
George Romero. Mr. Mendelsohn has also arranged financing for such films as Beacon Pictures and
Wolfgang Peterson’s ”Air Force One;” Lakeshore Entertainment produced “The Mothman Prophecies;”
the Wachowski Brothers’ “The Matrix;” Icon Pictures produced “What Women Want;” and
Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs.”