Joshua Matthew
Directing
Biography
Joshua Matthew is an Indonesian-born writer and director based in London, Ontario. Having lived in the aforementioned country of Indonesia, as well as Singapore and Canada, his films often reflect themes of cultural displacement and identity. In 2024, his debut short film, Do You Fit In With The West: A Poetry (2024), was screened at the Forest City Film Festival, exhibited at Museum London, and won Best Short Film at the Western Undergraduate Film Society's film festival, hosted at the University of Western Ontario. His third short, Bouche Sèche (2025), was the runner-up at the same festival the following year. In 2025, he co-founded the production company MenWhoSold alongside fellow filmmaker Jorin Liu.
Known For
While awaiting Christ’s return, a lone prophet ascends a black hill to confront a cult and their new god.
Man and Infinity
A young man explores the culture of western individuality, conformity, while embarking on a search for authenticity.
Do You Fit In With The West?: A Poetry
A young female stripper hopes to change industries and become a ballerina. She is mentored by another woman who has long been in the business, but is plagued by their male boss and her recent past.
Cherry
Evil does not need a reason.
EVIL
A detached girl finds comfort in a ladybug.
Ladybug
A metaphysical dance to dreams and fantasies.
Bouche Sèche
The Man Who Sold The World’s 5th short film. A personal homage to Haruki Murakami and Terrence Malick.
White Nirvana
A thousand years after the extinction of the human race, the first sentient AI successfully birthed the first artificial human being.