
Matt Kazman
Directing
Biography
Matt is a filmmaker from Toronto who lives and works in Los Angeles. He likes to make comedies about uncomfortable moments. His short film KILLER screened at the Sundance Film Festival and won awards at the Seattle International Film Festival, IFFBoston, Sarasota Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Festival and Lower East Side Film Festival. It's now a Staff Pick on Vimeo and was featured on Short of the Week and NoBudge. His independent pilot LOVE'S A BITCH screened at the New York TV Festival, and his short film FLAGPOLE was a Finalist for the Student Academy Awards. His shorts HASTA LA VISTA and TIGHT SPOT are also Vimeo Staff Picks. As a director, he has worked on shows and sketches for MTV, CollegeHumor, Fullscreen, and Refinery29. He has also directed commercials and branded content for REI, Postmates, Toyota, Stuart Weitzman, Sephora, and Intel (as well as some totally real spots for Amazon and Venmo that are definitely not fake). He recently received a grant from the SHIFT Creative Fund to make his latest film, FATHER FIGURINE, which is currently screening at festivals.
Known For

Max arrives home to find that his boyfriend has booked a callback. All hell breaks loose.
Callback

Middle of the Night Show doesn't need a studio or an audience to make late-night comedy -- it just needs an unwitting celebrity woken up to host a show on the streets of New York.
Middle of the Night Show

After an "end of the world" event actually doesn't happen a group of friends then have to move forward having revealed all their darkest secrets to one another.
Alive in Denver

When the wealthy patriarch of a family dies, they discover an unusual request in his will.
Father Figurine

Andy, socially awkward and single, is sent into an emotional spiral after mistakenly offending a woman at a party.
Hasta La Vista

After receiving an emergency call, a struggling actor has to face his family during his lowest moment.
Donkey

Dusty is convinced he has a terrible new ability.
Killer

While the act has been oft described as ‘doggy style’, there are psychological complexities that come with trying anal that one probably wouldn’t think of, especially from the female perspective, when calling it something rather crass. Tight Spot from writer/star Carmen Angelica and director Matt Kazman beautifully explores those deep layers and the anxieties that those layers are riddled with when it comes to butt stuff.
Tight Spot
A film about boners and salami nipples… Just a typical day for 13-year old Zack—getting ripped on by his friends, ridiculed by the girls he's afraid to hook up with, and constantly thinking about his crush, Maddy Cohen. Quiet on the outside, he keeps his thoughts to himself, until today…
Flagpole

It's been four days since Sophie came out as trans to her partner Jess. Miss finds these two driving to a gas station in the middle of nowhere, so Sophie can take her first steps into society as a woman.
Miss
A short documentary. Philip Frabosilo is a New York taxi driver and a self-proclaimed pastor who serves as a helping hand and a friend to the homeless community in New York City. This objective look at Philip allows you to get to know him a little bit.