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Matthew Lessner

Los Angeles, CA

Matthew Lessner is filmmaker whose projects have screened at Sundance, SXSW and Clermont-Ferrand. His work has been featured on Wholphin DVD Magazine, Canal+, PBS, and MTV. He is currently represented by Paranoid US and RODS in France. Matthew liv... view more

  1. on January 27
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    Matthew Lessner
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    Thanksgiving by Adam Newport-Berra

    A feature film about love and bad behavior.

    • 106% funded $10,624 pledged
    • 178 backers
    • 9
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  2. on January 12
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    Matthew Lessner
    backed a project

    Interactive Short Film by wildwood

    Decagon is an interactive film experience online.

    • 111% funded $670 pledged
    • 17 backers
    • Funded Jan 20, 2012
  3. on October 25
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    Matthew Lessner
    Posted project update #21

    Los Angeles Premiere!

    Hello There!

    We would like to invite you one and all to the Los Angeles premiere of The Woods to be held at the Downtown Independent Theater on Thursday November 3rd. We will be screening the film, doing a Q and A with cast and crew, and having a party where collaborators to the soundtrack Lydia Ainsworth, SAFE (Chris Edley), and Sun Araw (Cameron Stallones) will play tunes. It should be a killer time, so if you're in the area, or know anyone in the area who you think might be interested, please try and make it out and/ or help us spread the word! 

    Facebook event page here:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=301415969874687

    Karina Longworth of the LA Weekly called the film “(A) psychedelic satire of hipster back-to-nature idealism, - The only Sundance (2011) film about cults that could actually have life as a cult film, The Woods has the greatest comic insight into why our current culture might inspire a search for meaning in the first place.”

    Thank you so much! - Hope you're occupying where ever you are!

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  4. on May 3, 2011
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    Matthew Lessner
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    Congratulations! - (The feature looks awesome by the way!)
  5. on April 4, 2011
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    Matthew Lessner
    backed a project

    IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS a 16mm Short Film by Lion Attack

    Eric returns home and combats a quarter-life crisis by cultivating a fascination with falling, failure and the miraculous.

    • 108% funded $3,256 pledged
    • 50 backers
    • Funded May 08, 2011
  6. on March 1, 2011
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    Matthew Lessner
    backed a project

    The Children of Terra Firma (Canceled) by Jared Liebenau (deleted)

    The story of a mysterious UFO cult in the woods near Eugene, OR. Help fund my first feature film!

    Funding Canceled (03/19/2011)
  7. on February 13, 2011
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    Matthew Lessner
    Posted project update #20

    Sundance dusted, Portland on the horizon. . .


    Hey Folks,

    So the dust from our Sundance premiere has begun to settle a bit - a lovely, outrageous time was had by all - thank you so much for your help in getting the film to Park City.

    Some kind words here:


    Next up for film is a regional premiere at the Portland International Film Festival - a sort of hometown debut. The film will screen twice at Cinema 21, which is pretty exciting, as several of us actually go and see movies there, so having THE WOODS on that same screen will be quite a trip indeed. - If you're in the area please try and make it out, several cast and crew members will be in attendance.

    If you're interested you can get tickets here:
    Thank you all again, and congratulations Egypt! - May the revolution continue to spread!

    Matthew.

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  8. on January 10, 2011
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    Matthew Lessner
    Posted project update #19

    The countdown to REVOLUTION

    Hey There Folks,

    Writing from the trenches somewhere in LA. The Woods premieres at Sundance in less than two weeks (!) and things have never been crazier (or more exciting). Everything is happening all at once, it's all amazing, and non of it would have been possible without your gracious love and support. Thank you once again. Hope to see some of you in Park City!

    M.

    P.S. For those of you that Facebook, please "like" The Woods HERE

    For all the Tweeters out there, join the magic vibes HERE

    Also we've got an official site up HERE

    Plus we got a mention in Variety over the weekend HERE (Going big time)

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        mikehedge on January 16, 2011

        see you in the snow


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  9. on December 3, 2010
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    Matthew Lessner
    commented on a project update

    Thank you, thank you for all the warm spirits and positive vibes!
  10. on December 3, 2010
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    Matthew Lessner
    commented on a project

    Thank you everyone for the positive vibes!