• Hello, I'm Matt Crick

    Film Director, Creative, and Producer

  • What I Do

    I'm an independent filmmaker and educator. I've directed, shot and produced a feature-length award-winning documentary on the 1950s Universal film Creature from the Black Lagoon, starring Benicio del Toro, and several short documentaries and short films. I've created hundreds of hours of creative content and am a skilled director, writer, camera operator, and editor. I have years of experience in visual communication in the creative, professional, corporate, and educational sectors.

  • Directorial Work

    A selection of projects I've directed, written, edited, and in some cases shot.

    The Last Musician - Trailer

    This is the trailer for my short film. The film is currently entered into several festivals.

    Everyday Things

    Created in a Television Studio, I directed, wrote, shot, and edited this Art piece. Everyday Things is about layers, not just layers created through technology, but also the layers in our own daily routine, like getting ready for a date.

    Presented as stock footage, these hyper-ordinary routinized video scenes and their meanings are embedded in three different time shifts and shaped by the sounds of a slow-motion crowd, a man, and a woman.

    We hear what might be in the minds of the on-screen characters. Maybe they aren't as happy and excited as they appear.

    Daily technology drives our decisions, and Everyday Things also captures the technological determinism that impacts us.

    Tea Time

    I shot, directed, wrote, edited, and produced this 16mm black and white film short. This film was shot on Kodak 16 mm film, and the rough cut was edited using a 4-plate Steenbeck film editor. The final version was up-rezzed to 2K video and graded.

    Creature Feature: 60 Years..

    Starring Benicio del Toro, this is a short sample from Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man. I directed, shot, produced, and edited this 76 minutes piece. This documentary is available through a variety of retail outlets.

    Sugar

    This is a short project for my documentary Sugar: A Complicated Relationship. I directed, wrote, shot, and edited this piece. This project utilizes original interviews directed and shot by me, a green screen, and stock footage.

    Opening Sequence

    Directed and created a story for this 2D sequence for a motion graphics reel.

    Paper Tiger Trailer

    Fundraising trailer for my personal documentary. I wrote, directed, edited, shot, and produced this piece. This piece won Telly awards for directing and editing.

    Non-Profit Fundraising Video

    Short fundraising client video for AUCC. I directed, wrote, edited, and produced this piece. This piece won a Telly award for directing and was shot entirely using a Drone.

    Personal Documentary

    I directed, wrote, edited, and produced this short, personal documentary about my dad which won Best Short Documentary.

  • Education

    Fairleigh Dickinson University - Madison, NJ

    Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Film Directing, 2025

    Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ

    Doctorate (PhD) Media and Communication, 2012

    Brooklyn College, CUNY - Brooklyn, NY

    Master of Science (M.S.) TV and Broadcast Management, 2001

  • Recent Awards and Accolades

    Best First-time Filmmaker - Short - Honorable Mention, "The Last Musician," Hollywood Shortsfest, 2025

    Best First Short- USA - "The Last Musician," Toronto Nollywood International Film Festival, 2025

    Best Short Film- Finalist, Any Category - "The Last Musician," Toronto Nollywood International Film Festival, 2025

    Best Short Documentary - "Memento Mori," Chicago Filmmaker Awards, 2023

    Best Micro Short - "Tea Time," Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, 2022
    Semi-Finalist - "Tea Time," Berlin Shorts Award Festival, 2022
    Semi-Finalist - "Memento Mori," Hong Kong Indie Film Festival, 2022
    Semi-Finalist - Best Short Director, "Tea Time," - Austin International Art Festival, 2022
    Semi-Finalist - Best Short Experimental - "Tea Time," - Hamburg IndieFestival, 2022

  • Reach Out

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    mcvideonyc@gmail.com

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    Red Barn Films

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    @redbarnfilms