Directing
Matthew Lax
9 films
Bio
Matthew LAX is a filmmaker, artist and writer interested in power and group dynamics. Lax works between New York and Los Angeles and often collaborates with non-actors and the “everyday ensembles” found within families, lovers, hobby clubs, athletic teams and kink communities. Lax’s writing and organisational work focuses on narratives of production, labour and critical exchange. Lax received a BFA from Syracuse University and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. Lax’s films and video installations have been screened and exhibited at venues including Viennale, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, MIX New York, LA Film Forum and many others.
Filmography
AMERICAN FOLK
Brunt Drama
Director
A Tired Dog is a Good Dog, Part One
Director
Lil’ Tokyo Story
Producer
Gay Men’s Book Club
Director
A Tired Dog is a Good Dog Parts 1 & 2
Director
Fabricated in the Actual Arctic (After Nanook)
Director
A Tired Dog is a Good Dog, Part Two
Director
AN ANIMATED DOG READS JOHN BERGER, HARAWAY, AND KAFKA
Director