A professional writer with a masters in Creative Writing from BCU. Matthew has written & Directed 3 short films- all which have been screened in international film festivals, as well as Writing & Directing more with his social enterprise- Viewfinder- a company that uses film and drama to engage hard to reach young people in his home city of Birmingham, U.K.
Filmography
Writer (9 Credits)
Gale
Screenplay, Short Script
Gale - Yellow Brick Road
Screenplay
Hidden Pieces
Screenplay, Short Script, Television Script
Losing Innocence
Screenplay
What if I am
Short Script
Left Behind2022
Short
Safely to Shore2019
Short
Climbing Trees2018
Short
Redundant2016
Short
Director (6 Credits)
City on Screen2023
Documentary
Left Behind2022
Short
In The Que2020
Documentary
Safely to Shore2019
Short
Climbing Trees2018
Short
Redundant2016
Short
Producer (3 Credits)
City on Screen2023
Documentary
Safely to Shore2019
Short
Climbing Trees2018
Short
11 Awards & Selections
Best Indie Short: Climbing Trees Losing Innocence
Las Vegas Film Awards Las Vegas, Nevada
2019
Best Indie Film: Safely to Shore Losing Innocence
New York Film Awards New York
2019
Best Thriller Film: Safely to Shore Losing Innocence
Los Angeles Film Awards Los Angeles, California
2019
Best Mystery Film: Safely to Shore Losing Innocence
Top Shorts Film Festival Top Shorts Film Festival
2019
Best Director: Climbing Trees Losing Innocence
Top Shorts Film Festival Top Shorts Film Festival
2018
Winner- Best Drama, Winner- Best Editing, Winner- Best Director Climbing Trees
Top Shorts Online Film Festival December 2018
2018
Official Selection Climbing Trees
7th International Mumbai Short International Film Festival Mumbai
2018
Official Selection Redundant
Blow Up - International Art-House Film Festival 2016 Chicago
2016
Winner- Best Actor Climbing Trees
Queen Palm International Film Festival 2019 Palm Springs
Honourable Mention Best Actor Climbing Trees
Independent Short Awards 2019
Official Selection Climbing Trees
Olympus Film Festival Los Angeles 2019 Los Angeles
"To make a great film you need three things; the script, the script, the script." Alfred Hitchcock
'The very meaningless of life forces man to create his own meaning." Stanley Kubrick
