Matthew has shot numerous documentaries both series and features that have been broadcast nationally on ABC and SBS television, including:
Bali High Wedding 30 min 2010 ABC Compass Program
Princess Jero Asri Kerthyasa (formerly Jane Gillespie of Sydney) is at the centre of Royal Wedding preparations for her son, Prince Tjok Gus. The bride-to-be is an adored Indonesian ‘soapie’ star and the traditional wedding rituals at The Royal Palace of Ubud are a whole new world for her. Supervising proceedings is Asri’s husband, Prince Tjokorda Raka. The youngest son of his father’s tenth wife, he was expected to marry within the Balinese royals but in 1978 married Jane Gillespie, an Australian commoner.
The Mission 4 x 30 min series 2009 ABC Compass Program
"The Mission" is a series of programs that tell the story of three young Nigerian priests who take up the challenge to journey from deepest Africa to Australia's island state as modern day missionaries.
This series was shot both in Tasmania and Nigeria.
"What ever Happened to Brenda Hean ?" Feature Documentray 81 min
Premier 2008 Melbourne Film Festival
The story of Brenda Hean - one of the worlds first leaders of the world's first environmental political party the United Tasmania Group - whose fight to save Tasmania's Lake Pedder from massive hydro-electric scheme lead to her mysterious disapperance in 1972.
Alive and Kicking 4 x 30 min series
Tracking the on and off field dramas played out on the gravel and grass of Tasmania's rural communities in a season of 'country footy' Screened on ABC Television.
Real Life Water Rats 4x 30 min series
A four part series following a group of marine police as they search for missing saliors, scramble dive teams in raging seas, wage war on drug smugglers and keep the peace between professional and recreational fishermen. Screened on ABC.