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Matt Szymanowski(I)

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Matt Szymanowski
Silentium Dei is a single and continuous long take film about ritual, chauvinism and human brutality. Inspired by true events, the film sets forth after a country wedding where a group of men take part in a strange celebration.
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Silentium Dei (2015)
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Matt Szymanowski is a director, writer, and producer from Northern California. His debut film the dark comedy The Purple Onion (2014) was a Sundance Lab finalist.

He holds a BA in Humanities from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, studied film and theater directing at the Polish National Film School in Lodz, Poland, and holds an MFA in Writing for Film and TV from Emerson College in Boston.
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

    Known for

    Early Adopter (2024)
    Early Adopter
    Short
    • Director
    • 2024
    Tanya Fear in Dark Day (2020)
    Dark Day
    Short
    • Director
    • 2020
    The Purple Onion (2014)
    The Purple Onion
    5.8
    • Director
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Director

    • Captive Mind
      • Director
      • Post-production
    • A Human Future
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Early Adopter (2024)
      Early Adopter
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Tanya Fear in Dark Day (2020)
      Dark Day
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Glorious Empire
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The Purple Onion (2014)
      The Purple Onion
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Slowacja (2009)
      Slowacja
      Short
      • Director (as Mathew Szymanowski)
      • 2009
    • Historia samotnosci (2008)
      Historia samotnosci
      Short
      • Director (as Mathew Szymanowski)
      • 2008

    Writer

    • Captive Mind
      • Writer
      • Post-production
    • Early Adopter (2024)
      Early Adopter
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Tanya Fear in Dark Day (2020)
      Dark Day
      Short
      • writer
      • 2020
    • Glorious Empire
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • The Purple Onion (2014)
      The Purple Onion
      5.8
      • story
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Slowacja (2009)
      Slowacja
      Short
      • screenplay (as Mathew Szymanowski)
      • 2009
    • Historia samotnosci (2008)
      Historia samotnosci
      Short
      • written by (as Mathew Szymanowski)
      • 2008

    Producer

    • Captive Mind
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • A Human Future
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Early Adopter (2024)
      Early Adopter
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Tanya Fear in Dark Day (2020)
      Dark Day
      Short
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Glorious Empire
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Silentium Dei (2015)
      Silentium Dei
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2015
    • The Audition (2015)
      The Audition
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2015
    • The Purple Onion (2014)
      The Purple Onion
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Historia samotnosci (2008)
      Historia samotnosci
      Short
      • producer (as Mathew Szymanowski)
      • 2008
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Silentium Dei

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      • Mathew Szymanowski

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      Berlinale Talents 2012 alumnus.

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