Having worked in film since his teens, by age 21 Matt was Art Directing and Designing film and television productions in NZ. He then turned to directing TV commercials, first through Silverscreen during which he was nominated one of the top 10 new TVC directors in the world at the Cannes New Directors Showcase, then through Sydney-based Good Oil, directing over 150 local and global campaigns for high profile clients such as Visa, Lexus and Pernod Ricard; in locations including India, Thailand, France, Italy, Buenos Aires, and the USA, and extensively in New Zealand and Australia. In a return to his long-form roots, Matt wrote and directed his debut feature ‘PORK PIE’, which became New Zealand’s highest grossing local film in 2017.