Matt McCormick

[1] His work extends documentary and experimental filmmaking, focusing on the sublime decay of contemporary culture and the landscape both urban and rural.

He has also directed music videos for The Shins, Broken Bells, Sleater-Kinney, and Yacht, while also collaborating on projects with artists such as Miranda July, James Mercer, Patton Oswalt, and Calvin Johnson.

McCormick's work spans mediums and defies genre distinctions to fashion witty, abstract observations of contemporary culture and the urban landscape.

McCormick is also the founder of the video distribution label Peripheral Produce and the Portland Documentary and Experimental Film Festival.

[3] In 2008 McCormick began production on his first feature-length project called Some Days Are Better Than Others, starring James Mercer and Carrie Brownstein.