Matthew Hardy is a filmmaker from North London. He read English Language and Literature at University College, Oxford.

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

His 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 his most recent short, a Parisian 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 was backed by the producer of Fantastic Beasts, and the script was supervised by the writer of Bohemian Rhapsody.

matthew@hardyfilm.com

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