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Matt Kay

Director / Writer

Represented by:

Francesca Devas , Alex Rusher

Matt is an Emmy nominated filmmaker based in London. His interests lie primarily in character led documentaries working with a range of subjects from the world’s first black scuba diver to a death row inmate, also working with high profile talent such as music group TLC and F1 legend Lewis Hamilton. Matt’s films have won awards, screened at over 50 major film festivals and been viewed in the millions.

His first feature film Over The Wall and his Netflix short Little Miss Sumo both screened for policy makers influencing legislation and have also been used across the globe as an education tool. He was nominated for a Documentary Emmy in 2022 for his Hulu feature documentary To Live and Die in Alabama, focussing on a death penalty case in Alabama. His latest short premiered at Tribeca and is currently doing the festival circuit where it has won several audience awards.

Matt’s most recent feature film TLC Forever broadcast on A&E to an audience of several million and is about America’s most successful female music group.

Credits

FEATURE FILM
Date: 2023
Production (role):
TLC: Forever
Company:
One Story Up Productions / A + E Networks
Project details:
Feature doc about the hit 90s band TLC

Premiered at Sheffield Doc Fest

Executive Produced by Roger Ross Williams

Broadcast to an audience of 3 million people.
Date: 2019-
Production (role):
SuWo (Director / Writer)
Company:
Walks Of Life Films / Bungalow Films
Project details:
Currently raising finance for docu-feature version of Little Miss Sumo
TELEVISION
Date: 2023-
Production (role):
Shark On The Beach
Company:
Nutopia / NatGeo
Project details:
In production
Date: 2022
Production (role):
The New York Times Presents
Company:
Left Right / FX Network
Project details:
1 episode - To Live & Die In Alabama
SHORTS
Date: 2023
Production (role):
Black Godfather of Scuba
Company:
Company Meadowlark & Walks of Life Films
Project details:
Director

Premiered at Tribeca, Doc NYC and won audience award at Virginia Film Festival.
Date: 2018
Production (role):
Little Miss Sumo (Director / Writer)
Company:
Netflix / Walks Of Life Films
Project details:
Netflix Original Docu-short

Little Miss Sumo has been screened at over 40 film festivals including LFF, Tribeca, Traverse, Hollyshorts, Doc NYC, Sydney, Short Shorts Asia and Show me Shorts.

Long listed for the Oscars, Grierson shortlisted and has been selected as for the 2019 DOC NYC Short List: Doc Shorts

Winner of Best UK Film at Manchester Film Festival 2019

Winner of Best Documentary at Bolton Film Festival 2019

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2023
    Production (role): TLC: Forever
    Company: One Story Up Productions / A + E Networks
    Project details: Feature doc about the hit 90s band TLC

    Premiered at Sheffield Doc Fest

    Executive Produced by Roger Ross Williams

    Broadcast to an audience of 3 million people.
  • Date: 2019-
    Production (role): SuWo (Director / Writer)
    Company: Walks Of Life Films / Bungalow Films
    Project details: Currently raising finance for docu-feature version of Little Miss Sumo
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2023-
    Production (role): Shark On The Beach
    Company: Nutopia / NatGeo
    Project details: In production
  • Date: 2022
    Production (role): The New York Times Presents
    Company: Left Right / FX Network
    Project details: 1 episode - To Live & Die In Alabama
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2023
    Production (role): Black Godfather of Scuba
    Company: Company Meadowlark & Walks of Life Films
    Project details: Director

    Premiered at Tribeca, Doc NYC and won audience award at Virginia Film Festival.
  • Date: 2018
    Production (role): Little Miss Sumo (Director / Writer)
    Company: Netflix / Walks Of Life Films
    Project details: Netflix Original Docu-short

    Little Miss Sumo has been screened at over 40 film festivals including LFF, Tribeca, Traverse, Hollyshorts, Doc NYC, Sydney, Short Shorts Asia and Show me Shorts.

    Long listed for the Oscars, Grierson shortlisted and has been selected as for the 2019 DOC NYC Short List: Doc Shorts

    Winner of Best UK Film at Manchester Film Festival 2019

    Winner of Best Documentary at Bolton Film Festival 2019
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