Filmography
All projects written and directed by Matthew Gordon Long:
The Anachronism (2008) Steampunk Drama, 15 minutes, HD, Producers: Andria Spring & Jessica Cheung, Funding: The National Film Board of Canada, The Canada Council for the Arts, The British Columbia Arts Council, The Directors Guild of Canada, BC Film, Awards: 2008 Kickstart Award, 2009 Leo Awards for Best Short Drama, Screenwriting, Original Score, Sound, Costumes, and Production Design. Additional 2009 Leo Award nominations for Direction, Male and Female Performances, Cinematography, and Editing.
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Trans-Neptune or The Fall of Pandora, Drag Queen Cosmonaut (2007) Sci-Fi Comedy, 14 minutes, DBETA, Producer: Jessica Cheung, Funding: The British Columbia Arts Council, Distributor: Frameline Distribution, Selected Screenings: Cannes Short Film Corner, Vancouver Queer Film Festival, Winnipeg International Film Festival, Frameline31: The San Francisco LGBT Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival InsideOut Toronto, Awards: Best Short Film at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival, 2007 Leo Award nominations for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup Design, Best Overall Sound. Broadcast: Logo Channel, US Premiere, October 31st, 2008.
STUDENT WORK: Films completed during my undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia Film Program, where I received a Bachelor of Arts in 2004.
The Great Retro-Chic Revival (2004) Sci-Fi Comedy, 16 minutes, 16mm Awards: 2005 Leo Awards for Best Student Film and Best Student Director, Vancouver Student Film Festival Best Comedy Award.
Lélek (2004) Documentary, 44 minutes, HD (as Co-Director, Director of Photography, Editor) Producers: Orsolya Szabo, Leah Cairns
Eric 765-8454 (2003) Drama, 9 minutes, 16mm, Screenings: Montreal World Film Festival 2003
Towers (2002) Experimental, 6 minutes, 16mm
EARLY WORK: Prior to enrolling in film school I devoted my late teens to creating a series of ambitious, self-taught analog and digital video projects in my hometown of Prince George, British Columbia.
Still Life (2002) Experimental, 4 minutes, DV, Screenings: Toronto International Teen Film Festival 2002, The Prince George Fringe Festival 2002
Inheriting January (2002) Drama, 36 minutes, DV, Screenings: Toronto International Teen Film Festival 2002, The Prince George Fringe Festival 2002
Jaded (2001) Drama, 8 minutes, DV, Screenings: Toronto International Teen Film Festival 2001, The Prince George Fringe Festival 2001
Curse of the Blue Dragon (2001) Comedy, 50 minutes, DV, Screenings: Toronto International Teen Film Festival 2001, The Prince George Fringe Festival 2001
Exit Music (2000) Documentary anthology, 90 minutes, Hi8/VHS
Assorted Cookies ’99 (1999) Comedy Skits Anthology, 90 minutes, Hi8/VHS
