I am a filmmaker from North London. I read English Language and Literature at University College, Oxford.

My first film, a short documentary called Under the Shadow of Rhodes, explored the 'Rhodes Must Fall' movement in Oxford. It featured David Olusoga OBE. I made a follow up in which I interviewed Peter Hitchens. It has since received 18,000 views across social media.

My next film was a fiction short, The Pacifist. It tells the true story of John Fulljames, an Oxford student during WW2 who, while claiming conscientious objection, shot and murdered a fellow student. The script was selected for workshops with Oscar-winner Kenneth Lonergan.

Le Souffle des Os is my most recent short, a psychological drama about a cursed painting that turns a young woman's world upside down, forcing her to confront the sins of her national and familial past. It has been selected for the Belfast Film Festival and EuroShorts Poland.

matthew@hardyfilm.com

+44 7720 834 558