Matt Webb
Directing
Biography
Matt Webb, writer, director, and producer, joined the Huntington University team in 2016 as Instructor of Film Production. Beginning his work after graduating from Huntington in ’98, Webb has worn many hats. He worked on two feature films projects — first assistant director for one and producer for the other — and he was the writer and director on his own documentary One Year Road Trip: Generation of Generosity. Fodder for his documentary, One Year Road Trip: Generation of Generosity, came from the Webb family's 14-months road trip where they visited all 50 states and captured the stories to create a documentary and short film series featuring 75 children who are changing the world. Webb also was a missionary in Haiti for three years where he met his wife, Eva. They moved to Pasadena, California, where they lived for 12 years before coming to the Midwest and residing in Huntington with their son Jaq, and daughters, Solveig and Evie. He received his BA in Theater at Huntington University in 1998. He later went on to earn his Master of Arts in Theology and Arts from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, in 2008. When he isn’t experimenting with cooking or mentoring students through the entire film production process, Matt enjoys time on the disc golf course.
Known For
A love story about a woman who "just wants someone who makes her laugh" and a man who is not that funny. As he tries to learn how to be the man she says she wants, they each find an unexpected chance at happiness.
Not That Funny
The inspiring true story of a pastor and his family building a new church and an afflicted carpenter who becomes their unlikely source of hope, proving that faith in God is the true path to redemption, even in the most tragic circumstances.
A Carpenter's Prayer
Weathered is the intimate portrait of Weather Wellington, who is caged in time by the loss of her fiancé. Retreating inside herself, Weather longs for human connection and reaches out the only way she knows how... by making doctors appointments.
Weathered
When a nervous space pilot loses control of her ship, she must overcome her fears to exit the ship and make repairs in order to return home.
Captain
When their mother dies, three estranged siblings return to their family home for a weekend to determine what to do about their father, who suffers from dementia.
Tea on the Beach
At the beginning of the epic feature Praying the Hours, the Traveling Man dies in an accident caused by someone he trusts and loves. During the time it takes for him to cross from this life to the next, he visits eight friends with whom he has surprising unresolved business. He sees their lives from the vantage point of eternity, giving him glimpses of beauty and struggle that mirror his own. His journey culminates in a wedding where he views his own life with tender grace—just as he is leaving it. His bittersweet tale, imagined from real events, allows us to see how hard times and even death can make way for transcendence.
Praying the Hours
In September 2014 the Webb family hit the road for a full year to meet and tell the stories of kids in all 50 States across America who are changing the world to make it better. They are the growing Generation of Generosity.