Matthew OConnell

Matthew O’Connell is a professional writer and filmmaker whose work spans several genres and mediums. Matt is an Emerson College graduate experienced in pre-through-post-production. His professional writing career includes screenwriting, film criticism, and TV writing for a leading broadcast news outlet, as well as extensive copywriting, digital marketing, and editorial journalism for major online tech publications. In 2006, Matt produced and shot the microbudget feature film Night Sounds, which premiered at the MassBay Film Festival later that year. Watch the trailer here. Matt's screenwriting has been recognized in twelve national screenplay competitions including Final Draft, The Tracking Board, Cinequest, Screencraft, American Zoetrope, and others.