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INFORMATION
EMAIL
WEBSITE
PHOTOGRAPHY
INSTAGRAM
OTHER PICTURES

MATTHEW THORNE IS AN AUSTRALIAN FILMMAKER, PHOTOGRAPHER, AND ARTIST.
HE MAKES CINEMATIC, AUTHORED WORK WITH REAL PEOPLE AND REAL FEELING, IN REAL WORLDS.
HIS WORK HAS SCREENED AND EXHIBITED INTERNATIONALLY, INCLUDING RECEIVING A SILVER BEAR AT THE BERLINALE.
HE ALSO DIRECTS COMMERCIALS, FASHION / LUXURY CAMPAIGNS, AND MUSIC VIDEOS; AND SHOOTS COMMERCIAL & EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.

LEXUS / STEP FORWARD
Commercial, 2m
Commerical for Lexus made in partnership with thee Sydney Dance Company, and performer David Mack.



ONE ROAD IN / ONE ROAD OUT (2028)
Feature film (in development), 120m, 2028
One road in / one road outfollows five weddings in five coal mining communities: Breza (Bosnia and Herzegovina), the mining town of Armutçuk near Karadeniz Ereğli (Türkiye), Florina (Greece), Newcastle (New South Wales, Australia) and the Rhondda Valley (Wales, UK).

THE HOWL & THE HUM / THE ONLY BOY RACER LEFT ON THE ISLAND
Music Video, 4m
Music Video for The Howl & The Hum / The Only Boy Racer Left On The Island. Shot in the outer suburbs of my hometown Adelaide (Daveron Park, Elizabeth, Port Adelaide) with a cast of real community.
Awards
Best Music Video / Australian Directors Guild Awards 2020
Best Music Video / AIM Independent Music Awards 2020




ALIEN: COVENANT / ADVENT (2017)
 Short film, 7m
Alien: Covenant / Advent is a short film set in the world of Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, structured as a series of transmissions from the android David to his owners at the Weyland-Yutani Corporation prior to the arrival of the Covenant’s colony ship.

GMHBA / Team Sport
Commercial, 30s
Commercial for GMHBA shot with real community atheletes.




MARUNGKA TJALATJUNU (DIPPED IN BLACK) (2023)
Short film, 23m
Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in black) follows Yankunytjatjara man Derik Lynch on a road trip back to Country for spiritual healing, as memories from his childhood return. A journey from the oppression of white city life in Adelaide, back home to his remote Anangu Community of Aputula to perform on sacred Inma ground.
Awards
Silver Bear & Teddy Award / Berlinale 2023
Documentary Australia Award / Sydney FF 2023
Best Short Documentary / Melbourne IFF 2023
(nominee) Best Short Documentary / IDA Awards 2023

Full film available on request.



GMHBA / Monday Mornings
Commercial, 30s
Commercial for GMHBA shot with real young non-actors.


ALIEN: COVENANT / AUDI
Commercial, 1m
Alien: Covenant / Audi is an in-world branded commercial made for the Alien: Covenant world building campaign, featuring Audi’s “lunar quattro” rover aboard the colony ship Covenant.    


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