Matthew Petti


Filmmaker, Writer, and Photographer based in Queens, NY.

 A native New Yorker, Matthew has always sought to make sense of the greater inequities of the city he calls home through vivid character studies and dark, but sincere, humor. 

Matthew did not pose for this photo, he is not nearly dramatic enough for that.


 His recent short Playing with Matches was screened at the Museum of the Moving Image as a part of the official selection at the 2024 Queens World Film Festival, the local NYC underground screening series non-films, and was featured in the Italian publication La Voce Di New York.  His short film The Layover Screened as a part of Hollyshorts Film Festival’s Monthly Bitpix series, and at Anthology Film Archives as a part of New Filmmaker’s NY 2021. 

Matthew has worked for sevreal years as a Production Coordinator/APC in film and television. He currently works for the Gotham Film & Media Institute.