Matthew Wells
Filmmaker

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Frank Capra: Mr America

About

The story of Frank Capra, a young and penniless immigrant who rose through the ranks of early Hollywood to become one of the Great American mythmakers.

Premiered

Venice Film Festival 2023

Partners

Sony Pictures / Ten Thousand 86

Produced By

Nick Varley

Directed by

Matthew Wells

Misha and the Wolves

About

The dramatic tale of a woman whose holocaust memoir took the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher – who turned detective – revealed an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.

Premiered

Premiered Sundance 2021

Partners

Netflix / BBC Storyville

Produced By

Matthew Wells, Poppy Dixon, Al Morrow

Directed by

Sam Hobkinson

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Never Just a Dream

About

Stanley Kubrick died within days of completing his long-awaited film Eyes Wide Shut. In Never Just a Dream, Kubrick’s closest collaborators recall this final chapter of his life and career in moving detail.

Premiered

Venice Film Festival 2019

Partners

Park Circus / Warner Bros

Produced By

Matthew Wells, Mark Hirzberger-Taylor

Directed by

Matthew Wells

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Stanley Kubrick Considers The Bomb

About

Taking us inside the mind of one of the greatest film directors of all time, the film considers how Kubrick responded to the threat of nuclear war to create his irreverent comic masterpiece.

Premiered

International cinema release

Partners

Sony Pictures / Park Circus

Produced By

Matthew Wells, Nick Varley

Directed by

Matthew Wells

Work and Play

About

Revisiting Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece, with contributions from the great director’s key collaborators.

Premiered

International cinema release

Partners

Warner Bros / Park Circus

Produced By

Matthew Wells, Nick Varley

Directed by

Matthew Wells

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Matthew is a documentary director and producer based in Bristol, UK. His work has premiered at Venice and Sundance film festivals, and played theatrically in cinemas around the world. He’s made work for Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., BFI, Netflix, BBC and Channel 4’s Random Acts.

Matthew is currently directing feature documentary Frank Capra: Mr America for Sony Pictures, and producing an untitled documentary on Powell and Pressburger presented by Martin Scorsese for BBC Films and Screen Scotland.