A native New Yorker, originally from Bklyn, Matthew has worked in the film/tv industry for over 30 years, starting as an assistant to director Jim Jarmusch before transitioning to post-production. He worked as an Assistant on the films Scent of a Woman and The Mambo Kings, among others. As an Editor, he_x0019_s worked in Feature Film, Documentary and News including work with the director Milos Forman and Steven Speilberg. A recent project he edited is a feature called GRIZZLY II: Preditor starring a young George Clooney.



In addition, Matthew has developed. _x001C_Nowhere Man_x001D_ a screenplay he wrote was optioned in 2000. He_x0019_s produced a documentary on children in a therapeutic horse program called _x001C_Riding with thisABILITIES._x001D_ Recently he finished a screenplay set in New York city during the sixties called _x001C_Nothing Will Ever Be the Same,_x001D_ an urban _x001C_Stand By Me,_x001D_ and he_x0019_s developing a documentary on the Palestinian diaspora called AmericanPAL: Conversations