ROBBINS VS. HARDING / FEATURE FILM / BIOPIC, DRAMA
A true rivalry that defined the “Golden Age” of rock climbing between Royal Robbins and Warren Harding, the first pioneers to scale the big walls of Yosemite Valley.
SMALL TOWN SENIORS / FEATURE FILM / COMEDY
The coming-of-age story of a high school senior, the town that raised him, the friends who are like his family, and the new girl who changes everything.
PLAYING WITH FRIENDS / COMEDY PILOT
Two couples who are best friends, each struggling with issues of intimacy, open up their minds and their relationships.
THE BELL CURVE / COMEDY PILOT
Recently dumped with no direction in life, an “average guy” tries to find where and how he fits in. Armed with memories of his past relationship and the help of his friends, he begins trying challenging things… starting with standup comedy.
HURT YOU / SHORT FILM / THRILLER
After a wealthy man meets a mysterious, seductive beauty, his life becomes increasingly dangerous as people around him start to get hurt. Based on the song “Hurt You” by Menna.
INTERFACING / SHORT FILM / ROMANTIC COMEDY
An anti-social-media minimalist and a successful influencer begin dating.
CONOLINGUISTICS / SKETCH
Unable to please his wife, a man tries a Morse code technique during oral sex. Little does he know, in doing so he’s sending hidden messages to the Nazis circa 1939.
TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE / SKETCH
Rebecca and David want a traditional wedding ceremony. What ensues is a series of insane events based on wedding traditions that actually used to exist.
About Matt
Originally from the small town of Franklin, Pennsylvania, Matt Williams grew up writing and telling stories, and being very comfortable living in his own imagination. That is no less true today. After moving to Nashville, TN for a Masters degree in Entertainment Industry Studies, Matt began acting and writing screenplays — passions he always had, and always intended to pursue.
Influences and mentors came quickly as Matt was cast in television shows (NBC’s Nashville), commercials (Toyota), independent films (These Streets We Haunt), music videos (Pick Her Up by Hot Country Knights starring Tiffani Thiessen), short films (award-winning 48 Hour Film Project Everyday Yeti), and more.
His first screenplays were projects he intended to develop to star in. One such project, Gateway, continued to evolve, and in 2021 Matt brought it to life, directing, producing, and acting in a supporting role. These years were what Matt considers to be his “film education.”
Lawrence Kasdan famously said, “Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.” This never resonated with Matt. Auditioning had always felt like homework. Writing felt like a creative calling — a way to express what once only lived in his imagination. It quickly became evident this was the path forward.
Matt’s writing runs the gamut of genre — from comedy and romance to thriller and historical non-fiction — and yet his unique voice and perspective shines through on each project, whether it is his coming-of-age hometown comedy, Small Town Seniors (the movie he says he “needed to write”) to his current project about the early days of rock climbing in Yosemite (the movie he was “ecstatic to write”).
In 2022 Matt moved to Los Angeles to pursue writing at the highest level. A creative calling though it may be, Matt still treats it as work. He has completed multiple short films, pilot scripts, and features, and continues to be prolific living in his imagination.
