Matthew D. Taylor is an award-winning writer and director working on Gadigal Land, Sydney. Hailing from the Western suburbs, he cut his teeth creatively in the city's DIY punk and hardcore scene before his transition into filmmaking.

Matthew has amassed a body of short-form work that has played at domestic and international film festivals including MIFF (Accelerator Lab), BAFTA Aesthetica, St. Kilda Film Festival and Flickerfest. In 2021, he received his Masters in Directing at the prestigious Australian, Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS).