Matt Amato

[1] His major works include music videos for artists such as Barbra Streisand, Beach House, Bon Iver, Dido, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Soko, and Wild Nothing.

Amato directed the "pastoral"[2] music video for legendary country-folk musicians and gay activists, Lavender Country, filming in Olympic National Park.

Amato directed his third video for Barbra Streisand released by Columbia Records and received a Gold Telly Award in 2023.

Amato continued to make progress at Palm Pictures with a video for Tijuana's Nortec Collective and live visual presentations for Supreme Beings Of Leisure.

[8] Amato told the Los Angeles Times in 2009, What Heath brought to us at the Masses was his pure creative energy, chessboards and surfboards.

[11] Amato was on location in Eau Claire, WI directing Bon Iver’s first video the day Ledger died.

He has an indescribable presence; this warm loving serene calm with intense interest and excitement bubbling beneath his exterior.

[27][28] Amato "comely grasps the elusive feeling of the song" and captures "Williams’ especially moving and elegant performance that elevates the video to absolute emotional harmony.

He traveled to Perth, Australia to work with Ledger's family and to insure it would be a magnanimous sketch of his friend and partner.

[31] The "uncommonly tender" documentary is heralded for its sensitivity while reflecting on the actor's artistic nature as told by his most faithful friends and loved ones.

But, overall, it's a very positive portrait of a real lover of life, and his family truly loves it.Their appreciation of it means a lot to me and made it worth doing.”[35] Amato told MTV News.

[37] Amato returned to his hometown of St. Louis to write and direct his debut feature, Never My Love, (aka The Makings Of You) starring Sheryl Lee, Grace Zabriskie and Jay R.

An early cut of the movie garnered some glowing reviews; this one from The Hollywood Reporter: This beautifully acted and photographed drama leaves a lasting impression.

Amato, a veteran helmer of music videos, invests the proceedings with a subtle, dreamlike quality that gives the film an undeniable, but never stultifying, artsy feel.