Patrick Hoffman is from Anchorage, Alaska. He is Athabascan and LGBTQ+. He is an independent Indigenous producer, director, video editor, and has always been interested in video production. Hoffman is currently working towards his bachelors of fine arts at The Evergreen State College. His inclusive perspective and visual inspiration come from the works and teachings of Ruth Hayes and Laurie Meeker. He has a primary focus on identity reclamation and challenging modern/older stereotypes. Hoffman believes focusing on identity reclamation is crucial for the normalization and inclusion of many marginalized groups to avoid cultural deletion. This message was ingrained in him with the teachings from Russell Sharman who discussed important concepts from George Gerber. The main message was that if a culture has no visual or audio representation in media it will lead to cultural deletion.