Award winning film director, producer and screenwriter.
Creator of the #1 best selling documentary on iTunes, 'General Magic'
Winner of Sixteen Best Picture Awards.
ABOUT
AWARDS
After leaving school at 16 to act in the ITV soap 'Crossroads',
I moved behind the camera; directing documentaries for PBS and promos & commercials with Academy Films, Bullion Productions and Left Eye Blind before making the step into directing features.
My debut feature - 'General Magic' - a Showtime, National Geographic and Canal+ release, is the winner of seven best documentary awards
My latest feature - 'Sweet Störy' - was the Opening Night Film at the Sonoma International Film Festival. It is the winner of four best documentary awards.
A self shooting director, I have a range of experiences directing cast and crews of over 300 people to teams as small as just me and a camera.
I am also the founder and host of Write Club - the writer's development program for The Grouchos and The House of Koko.
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AWARDS / ACCOLADES
BEST PICTURE | LA Film Awards 2025
BEST PICTURE | New York Awards 2025
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM | Crown Point Int. Film Festival 2025
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM | Asian Independent Film Festival 2025
BEST WOMEN'S FILM | Swedish Internaional Film Festival 2025
OPENING NIGHT FILM | Sonoma International Film Festival 2025
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD | Art Spirit Film Awards Toronto Festival 2025
BEST EDITING AWARD | Amsterdam New Cinema Film Festival 2025
BEST ONE-OFF CAMPAIGN | Corporate Content Awards 2022
PLATINUM DOCUMENTARY AWARD WINNER | Marcom Awards 2021
PLATINUM DOCUMENTARY AWARD WINNER | Viddy Awards 2021
BEST IN CATEGORY | Horizon Interactive Awards 2021
BEST FICTION SHORT | Discover Film Awards 2019
BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD | Napa Valley Film Festival 2019
BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD | Santa Cruz Film Festival 2019
BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD | Phoenix Film Festival 2019
KODIAK AWARD | Alaska International Film Festival 2019
BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD | Irvine Film Festival 2019
BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD | Los Angeles Film Awards 2018
BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD | Williamsburg Film Festival 2018
BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD | Mint Film Festival 2018
WORLD PREMIERE | Tribeca Film Festival 2018
EPIC AWARD | Best Screenplay 2013
KIRIN FIRST PRESS AWARD | Best Short Film 2012
NOTABLE FINALIST
RUNNERS UP AUDIENCE AWARD | Sonoma Int. Film Festival 2025
BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD | European Content Awards 2022
BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD | Evcoms 2021
SHORT OF THE YEAR | Discover Film Awards 2020
BEST NEW DIRECTOR | Tribeca Film Festival 2018
VIRGIN MEDIA SHORTS SHORTLIST | Best Film 2012
REVIEWS
“Matt’s work is thought provoking and stays with you”
JOHN HURT
Actor
“Fascinating, heartbreaking and inspiring”
BEAU WILLIMON
Creator of ‘House of Cards HBO’, President of Writers Guild of America
“If you want to be moved, inspired and impressed - this is where to look; extraordinarily powerful work produced by the best of the city’s emerging talent.”
SALLY JOYNSON
Chief Executive - Screen Yorkshire
“Extraordinary images and innate poetry makes this an outstanding cinematic venture”
CHRIS COLLINS
Senior Development and Production Executive - UK Film Council
“Matt’s film provides utterly beautiful and magical snapshots of our inner lives
and the impossibility of ever knowing our loved ones completely”
MAT WHITECROSS
Director - ‘ColdPlay, Head Full of Dreams’
“Such an involving film for so many reasons it’s hard to know where to begin”
LA TIMES
“The footage is unbelievable. This geekily comic doc inspires big dreams at every turn”
TIMEOUT
“Matt's films are absolutely beautiful and so moving”
ELLIE KIRBY
Channel4