Matt wrote the screenplay for the feature film DIVOS!, which premiered at TCL Chinese Theatre in 2019 and was released to Video on Demand in 2020. In the film, he also plays the lead character, Ricky Redmond.
After several show-stopping performances as an underclassman in the St. James School’s musicals, Ricky knows he’s a shoo-in for the lead role his senior year. But when baseball MVP Josh Kelly shows up at auditions, the never humble Ricky finally meets his match. Mustering up some team spirit, Ricky takes Josh under his wing to teach the rookie actor the ins and outs of being a teenage divo. He soon realizes, though, that Josh's star quality is more dangerous than he originally anticipated. The claws come out when Josh attempts to sabotage not only Ricky’s performance in the school play but his entire future as a professional actor.
DIVOS! is a fabulous romp full of misfits, mayhem and musical theatre that proves when it comes to the school play, the boys bring the drama!
Matt directed the short film comedy anthology series, Hustling, for Cecelia Ticktin Productions. Hustling chronicles the everyday experiences of five women with dead-end jobs who have the talent and drive to do so much more.
Matt directed a proof of concept for a television series with the working title Chronic. This black comedy follows a talented 30-something as she navigates pursuing her dreams of becoming a professional singer while struggling with nerve damage from a botched surgery 15 years earlier.
