Portfolio
Samples of my work shooting and editing documentary films.
The Neighborhood Counts
For my final project in Emerson’s graduate studies course, I shot and edited a short film about Craig Kelley’s 2019 re-election bid for Cambridge City Council.
Directed, Filmed, & Edited by Matt Shelley-Reade
Expedia - Inclusion and Diversity (2021)
Working for The Biscuit Factory, I edited this Diversity and Inclusion video for Expedia.
Edited by Matt Shelley-Reade
Jim Allison: Breakthrough (excerpt for Silbersalz Festival Award)
After being an Assistant Editor for Jim Allison: Breakthrough (2020), I edited this short clip for the Silbersalz Festival after our film received the Best International Documentary Feature award.
Edited by Matt Shelley-Reade
Biocoop: Beekeeping Cooperative
Produced for Biocoop Rwanda, an environmental organization in the Southern Province in Rwanda during the Summer of 2017.
Directed, Filmed, & Edited by Matt Shelley-Reade.
For more info on the work I completed for Biocoop, please visit Brodigan Fellowship.
Ultimate Frisbee
Short narrative multimedia film about a game of frisbee gone awry. Teaser for longer film currently in development.
Directed, Filmed, Edited, & Animated by Matt Shelley-Reade
Never Ran, Never Will
Short documentary chronicling Urban Renewal and the failure to provide affordable housing for low-income and immigrant communities in Middletown, Connecticut.
Directed & Edited by Matt Shelley-Reade
Los Procesos de la Quinua
Short documentary film on the steps required to process quinoa before cooking. Shot in Acomayo, Peru.
Directed, Filmed, & Edited by Matt Shelley-Reade
BioCoop: Profile of a Former Poacher
Short documentary produced for Biocoop Rwanda chronicling the work of Emmanuel Mugendashyamba, a former poacher now working as a park ranger.
Directed, Filmed & Edited by Matt Shelley-Reade
Biocoop Rwanda: Introduction
Video produced for conservation organization during the summer of 2017.
Directed, Filmed, & Edited by Matt Shelley-Reade
For more info on the work I completed for Biocoop, please visit Christopher Brodigan Fellowship.