Francisca Matos

As an army brat, I grew up on U.S. military bases where subsidized movies were often my only cultural influence. When my father was stationed in Germany, I went on a field trip with my sixth grade class to the home/museum of Nürnberg's Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. His self-portrait came to life for me and awakened a desire to immerse myself in art. I read novels, watched more movies than ever, and began to write. I wrote, produced, and directed a play that my class was invited to perform for the USO. When it got laughs from the G.I.s, I was hooked. And knew, one day, I would make movies. My current projects include: -Untitled Holiday-Comedy-Romance (writer/producer). Multiple award-winner Tomy Wigand is attached to direct and produce. -Untitled Romantic Comedy (writer), inspired by true events. Becky Brake (producer). -Untitled Supernatural Romantic Comedy (writer/producer) in collaboration with Michael H. Borden (writer). -Untitled Animation Series (writer/producer) in collaboration with Robert Grasmere (writer/producer). -"It's A Dog's Life" [a music-based mini-series inspired by true events] (writer/producer) in collaboration with Bobby Colonna (creator/writer/producer). Rock journalist, music historian, and author James Campion, podcast co-host of "Underwater Sunshine" with Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), will also collaborate on episodes of "It's A Dog's Life." I'm drawn to stories about synchronicity, the magic of existence, music as the pulse and connecting force of the characters' intersecting lives.