South Africa

Michael Matthews’ love for cinema gives him a strong focus on emotive, visual storytelling and performance. He really enjoys finding the core of a concept and making it feel more unique and powerful. He has been nominated and won awards both locally and internationally for his work in commercials, short films and music videos, and worked with brands such as MTV, Axe/Lynx, Nike, Kulula (airlines), TAB, Wrigleys and Smirnoff. Directing high and low budget, technically complex productions, has earned Matthews a reputation for executing ambitious projects. Five Fingers for Marseilles is Matthews' first feature film.

Filmography

Wideopen (2009)
Sweetheart (2010)
Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017)
Apocalypse Now Now (2018)
Monster Problems (2020)