BIO

I went to NYU. My inspirations include coffee, cabins, old people, young people, canines (dogs and teeth), Restrepo , bourbon, David Foster Wallace, offensive tattoos, blueberries, Diner, rivers, New York City, mirrors, Tom Waits, twins, railroads, Werner Herzog, pop art, symmetry, asymmetry, crosswords, and four-letter words. I was born in San Francisco. I live in Los Angeles.

EDUCATION

New York University, 2011, Cum Laude

AWARDS & PRESS

Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase 2017

Shots Creative Rising Star 2018

Vimeo Staff Pick, One Week In April

Vimeo Staff Pick, Honest In Thought and Deed

Vimeo Staff Pick, What the Psychic Saw

Vimeo Staff Pick, War Authority

Vimeo Staff Pick, The Star

The Atlantic Selects, What the Psychic Saw

Aeon Magazine, What the Psychic Saw

Shiny Award Recipient

Jury Honorable Mention, The Audience Awards, Race to Justice, Honest In Thought and Deed

Best Director, Int'l Independent Film Awards, Friends of Mine

Best Feature Documentary, Int'l Independent Film Awards, Friends of Mine

Jury Honorable Mention, Race to Justice, Honest In Thought and Deed

Second Place, Feature Documentary, LA New Wave Int'l Film Festival, Friends of Mine

Best Editing, LA New Wave Int'l Film Festival, Friends of Mine

Third Place, Fandependent Film Festival, Friends of Mine

Accolade Award, Friends of Mine

Profile, Sacramento Business Journal

Upworthy Post, Treat Earth Better

The Huffington Post, Ghost by From Indian Lakes

Interview, Fandependent Films

Guest Blogger, Autism Speak

CONTACT

Based in Los Angeles.

Can work as a local in San Francisco and New York.

mattpalmer2@gmail.com

916.799.2567