Matt studied film at Wesleyan University and lighting and related disciplines at ICP and SVA. He got his start making dance films with choreographer Anneke Hansen and interview-based work with Fellows of the Barnard Center for Research on Women. Since then, his primary pursuit has been narrative film. His work has premiered at Slamdance, the Dallas International Film Festival, and Fantaspoa; been featured on MTV; and is in the collections of MoMA, Tate Modern, The Whitney, and the Brooklyn Museum.

As a producer, Matt’s work includes Ty Roberts’s YOU GOTTA BELIEVE as well as upcoming films from Lily Lady and Daniel Moya.

Previously, Matt spent a decade in acquisitions and production at Sony Pictures Classics, where he acted as the company’s liaison to productions such as Rachel Getting Married, Friends with Money and Best Documentary Oscar-winner Inside Job. Matt was involved in acquiring some of the best independent and foreign films of the 2000s, such as Whiplash, Amour, An Education, Midnight in Paris, and Call Me by Your Name.