Matt Gallagher

Matt Gallagher has been directing and shooting feature documentaries and series for over 20 years. His stories have brought him far and wide -- embedding him in the diverse worlds of priests, prisons, and poker players, to name a few. Matt’s documentaries are character-driven narratives that explore both the struggles and the triumphs of the human condition. Matt’s feature, PREY, won the Roger’s Audience Award and DGC Jury Prize at Hot Docs 2019.  PREY continued to screen and collect awards at festivals around the world and was nominated for Best Feature Documentary at the Canadian Screen Awards and the DGC’s Allan King Award. Matt has made films for Arte/ZDF, BBC, CBC, VICE, TVO, Documentary Channel, Bravo, History Channel, Discovery, and the National Film Board of Canada.