Originally from Corning, New York and currently residing in Baltimore, Maryland. 

Matthew is a U.S. Army veteran, having served over 8 years active duty as an Intelligence Signals Analyst, and currently employed supporting the government as a private defense contractor. 

Always a storyteller and writer, he began screenwriting in 2019 and quickly established a reputation for professionalism and quality. Consistently heralded for an expert grasp of format and structure, Matthew has tackled many projects within his first few years breaking into the film industry. 

Highlights:

• 2024 - Honorable Mention, Big Apple Film Festival

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2024 - Semi-Finalist, Stage 32 1st Annual Period Piece Competition

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2024 - Semi-Finalist, DaVinci International Film Festival

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2024 - Semi-Finalist, Stage 32 Search for New Blood Competition

  • • • "The Lessons of Dr. Moreau"

• 2023 - Short Film Awards Circuit, for "Help."

  • • • Stage 32 Short Film Festival -- Semi-Finalist

• 2023 - Filmed the short-horror film, "Help."

  • • • Wrote, Directed, Produced, and Starred-in the 3-min film. 

• 2023 - Quarter-Finalist, Big Apple Film Festival

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2023 - Quarter-Finalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards

  • • • "Space Race"

      • "Taking Mona"

• 2022 - Semi-Finalist, HorrorFest International

  • • • "Samhain"

• 2022 - Semi-Finalist, HorrorFest International

  • • • "Jurassic Ghost"

• 2022 - Winner, Houston Comedy Film Festival

  • • • "Jurassic Ghost"

• 2022 - Quarter-Finalist, Creative World Awards

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2022 - Preliminary Finalist, Creative World Awards

  • • • "Gate Guard"

• 2022 - 1st Assistant Director, Associate Producer 

  • • • Amazon Prime Webseries, "Thespian" - season three.

• 2021 - Official Selection, Mile High Horror Film Festival

  • • • "Jurassic Ghost"

• 2021 - Semi-Finalist, Burning Love Screenplay Contest

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2021 - Official Selection, Robinson International Film Festival Awards

  • • • "Taking Mona" 

• 2021 - Semi-Finalist, Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2021 - Semi-Finalist, 25th Annual Fade In Awards Drama

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2021 - Winner - Honorable Mention, Los Angeles Film Awards

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2021 - Semi-Finalist, Stage32 5th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Competition

  • • • "Space Race"

• 2021 - Official Selection, American Screenwriting Conference

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2021 - Official Selection, Austin Lift-Off Film Festival

  • • • "Revelations"

• 2021 - Winner, Beyond the Curve International Film Festival

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2021 - Quarter-Finalist, Stage32 2nd Annual Drama Competition

  • • • "Taking Mona"

• 2021 - Received Recommend Rating from Script Reader Pro

  • • • TV Pilot, "Revelations"

• 2021 - Founded Verbatim Scripts, LLC.

• 2021 - Quarter-Finalist, Your Script Produced! Studios: Season 2

  • • • "Jurassic Ghost"

• 2020 - Commissioned to write screenplay for biographical drama.

• 2020 - Key Grip 

  • • • Amazon Prime Webseries, "Thespian" - season two.

• 2019 - Baltimore 48hr Film Festival - Team winners of several awards:

  • • • Best Cinematography, Best use of prop, Fan Favorite - Finalist

• 2019 - Semi-Finalist of the Big Apple Film Festival

  • • • "The Apparition"