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.