Lost Springs

Matt Keene is an award-winning filmmaker and journalist based in St. Augustine, Fla. His focus is on environmental and social justice issues, particularly those affecting his home state of Florida. Keene has been published in Coastal Living Magazine, the Florida Times-Union, the Earth First! Journal, and the Flagler College Gargoyle. In 2016, he was honored as St. Johns Riverkeeper’s 2015 Advocate of the Year. In 2014, his investigative article 'State Road 313 threatens St. Augustine’s Twelve Mile Swamp' received a Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence award in the Southeast region, for In-Depth Reporting. Keene’s multimedia project, River be dammed–a 17-minute mini-documentary and 10,000-word investigation on the Kirkpatrick (Rodman) Dam in north-central Florida, went on to wide acclaim and awards. Most recently, Keene has completed the environmental arts documentary 'Lost Springs' which premiered in September of 2017 at Jacksonville's Museum of Contemporary Art and has been called an "aesthetic case for restoration."

In addition, Keene is a long-distance adventurer that has spent more than 16 months in a tent, writing and raising awareness of environmental and social concerns. All together, Keene has hiked, paddled or bicycled more than 10,000 miles on long-distance journeys and holds the title of being the first person to complete Florida’s 1,515-mile-long Circumnavigational Trail by sea kayak. He is regularly invited to speak and share his films and photography at environmental events, seminars, rallies and workshops.