MICHAEL MATSUI

Michael Matsui is a writer, director and editor from Northern California who has been making movies since the age of 11. Michael’s early passion for

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PUBLISH OR PERISH

Academia takes no prisoners, and neither does David Liban’s award-winning feature film Publish or Perish. With its catchy title and punchy premise, there’s no doubt

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MODERN ARCANA

If there was ever a time to inject a psychedelic explosion of color into an afterlife-themed film, Modern Arcana calls its shot and dives headfirst

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SIRENA’S GALLERY

Sirena’s Gallery is the brainchild of filmmaker Christine Stoddard. Set during the COVID-19 pandemic, the plot follows Sirena, a Salvadoran-American woman. Recently widowed, she struggles

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THE WAKE

A shadow races into a thicket, swearing as it pedals frenetically. The winter daylight is fading into night and bare tree arms layer one another,

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TRUST IN LOVE

A sentimental throwback to classic breakup movies, Trust in Love finds a now-over-the hill musician on the ropes. Though his hugely successful run in the

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NINETY-FIVE SENSES

How do you savor what life gives you in the moments before you lose it all? Directed by Jerusha and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite), Ninety–Five

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