Matman | Award-Winning Short Film
Exhausted from work, an adult man sets out to save his city after receiving powers from a radioactive 'Mat' bite.
Written and Directed by Joshua Bowen
Starring Luke Hart, Lorenzo Crawford, Robert Beckman, Erin Roach, and Kenneth Berman
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*Winner* - Best Director - Chhatrapati Shivaji Film Festival, 2022
*Winner* - Best Director - SBVC International Student Film Festival, 2022
*Honorable Mention* - South Georgia Film Festival, 2022
*Nominee* - Best Picture - Chhatrapati Shivaji Film Festival, 2022
*Nominee* - Grand Jury / Best Screenplay / Best Actor / Best Cinematography / Best High School Short Film- SBVC International Student Film Festival, 2022
*Nominee* - Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film - Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival, 2021
*Nominee* - Best High School Short Film - Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival, 2021
*Honorable Mention* - Orlando Urban Film Festival, 2021
*Honorable Mention* - The Johns Hopkins Film Festival, 2021
*Official Selection* - Chhatrapati Shivaji Film Festival, 2022
*Official Selection* - Catalina Film Festival, 2022
*Official Selection* - SBVC International Student Film Festival, 2022
*Official Selection* - South Georgia Film Festival, 2022
*Official Selection* - Sunscreen Film Festival, 2021
*Official Selection* - All American High School Film Festival, 2021
*Official Selection* - Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival, 2021
*Official Selection* - Orlando Urban Film Festival, 2021
*Official Selection* - Indigo Moon Film Festival, 2021
*Official Selection* - Silicon Beach Festival, 2021
*Official Selection* - Goa Short Film Festival, 2021
*Official Selection* - The Johns Hopkins Film Festival, 2021
I love superheroes.
Ever since childhood, the idea of having powers and fighting crime seems like a dream come true. Matman is nothing more than a personification of how reality saw me during childhood... in a fully grown adult.
Once I finished writing this story, I was so excited to make it! ... Then, a 3-month high school thesis, turned into a 10 month fiasco, full of backup plans and anxious waiting.
When COVID-19 hit, everything changed--Actors dropped out, crew became unavailable, and locations closed.
It was a nightmare.
Nonetheless, the remaining crew and cast managed to push through, properly following new mask procedures and social distancing. In the end, I am very proud of what we accomplished.