Matthew Lax
Directing
Matthew LAX is a filmmaker, artist and writer interested in power and group dynamics. Lax works between New York and Los Angeles and often collaborates with non-actors and the “everyday ensembles” found within families, lovers, hobby clubs, athletic teams and kink communities. Lax’s writing and organisational work focuses on narratives of production, labour and critical exchange. Lax received a BFA from Syracuse University and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. Lax’s films and video installations have been screened and exhibited at venues including Viennale, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, MIX New York, LA Film Forum and many others.
Known for
Fabricated in the Actual Arctic (After Nanook)
January 1, 2018
Gay Men’s Book Club
February 1, 2025
A Tired Dog is a Good Dog, Part Two
February 2, 2025
A Tired Dog is a Good Dog, Part One
January 1, 2022
AN ANIMATED DOG READS JOHN BERGER, HARAWAY, AND KAFKA
January 31, 2025
A Tired Dog is a Good Dog Parts 1 & 2
February 4, 2025
Behind the camera9
- 2025A Tired Dog is a Good Dog Parts 1 & 2 Director
- 2025A Tired Dog is a Good Dog, Part Two Director
- 2025Gay Men’s Book Club Director
- 2025AN ANIMATED DOG READS JOHN BERGER, HARAWAY, AND KAFKA Director
- 2022A Tired Dog is a Good Dog, Part One Director
- 2018Brunt Drama Director
- 2018Fabricated in the Actual Arctic (After Nanook) Director
- 2017AMERICAN FOLK Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Designer
- 2016Lil’ Tokyo Story Producer, Director, Cinematography, Editor