Matthew Emery

An Arizona native, Matthew Emery studied still photography at Arizona State before moving to California to serve as the Creative Director of Blinking Peacock Productions, Inc. A graduate of Loyola Marymount University, named Outstanding Scholar of the Film and Television Graduate Production Program for the class of 2019, Matthew Emery has written and directed several short films, most recently garnering a Remi Award at the 51st Annual Worldfest-Houston Film and Video Festival for his 2018 horror film, No Monkey and multiple awards including Best Indie Short and Best of Fest for his dark comedy, Pâté, as well as Best of Fest and Audience Choice for his collaboration with wife Sarah Emery on the 2022 short, OKAY AL-i. Prior films include the 2016 award-winning thriller BAIT.