Matthew is a Screenwriter and film Director based in Melbourne who is interested in developing visual stories centred around human connectedness, the intersection of mental health issues and societal barriers, and the absurdity of being alive, while trying to explore these stories through their humour and inherent beauty. A graduate from the Masters of Screenwriting program at the Victorian College of the Arts, he has written and directed a variety of short films that have screened nationally and internationally. His feature screenplay, ‘Go Away’ was Longlisted for the Australian Writer’s Guild Emerging Writer’s Award in 2022, and his most recent short that he co-wrote and directed with the help of the Cinespace Residency Program, premiered at the 2023 SXSW Sydney Screen Festival, and later had its international premiere at the Palm Springs International Shortsfest in California. He has also had video work screen at Unassigned Gallery in Melbourne, and most recently, as part of a pop up installation at Art Basel 2024.