Overview
Join us on Friday, April 24 for our next virtual Creative Forces! This FREE event will feature DP Matt Porwoll discussing how he got started in the industry and what inspires his choices as a cinematographer. He will also discuss his experiences working on his latest documentary project, Once Upon a Time in Uganda, as well as show clips and behind the scenes photos. The event will be moderated by Geoff Smith, AbelCine Camera Tech Specialist, with time for Q&A throughout.
Matt Porwoll is an Emmy award-winning cinematographer based in New York. His work has screened theatrically, appeared on TV networks such as Discovery, Showtime, HBO, CNN, A&E, and PBS, as well as online outlets including Vogue, Glamour, Wired, Teen Vogue and W Magazine.
Most recently, Porwoll shot the film Tigerland, directed by Academy Award-winner Ross Kauffman, that premiered in competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and garnered a 2020 Cinema Eye Honors nomination for Best Broadcast Cinematography. Porwoll also served as the series cinematographer on Showtime’s The Trade, a 5-part documentary series about the opioid epidemic. The feature documentary Cartel Land, which Matt shot and co-produced, won Best Cinematography Awards at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, 2016 Cinema Eye Honors and 2016 Primetime Emmys. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature. See more of his work at mattporwoll.com
Make sure to check out our previous interview with Matt, Anything for the Story: Talking Docs with Matt Porwoll, as well as his multi-part series on documentary zooms, Behind the Lens.
