Matthew Perniciaro is a director, producer and writer based in Los Angeles, California.
The IMDb TV Original Moment of Truth marks his documentary series directorial debut.
He has previously directed the short-form documentary series Marvel's Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet featuring writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, as well as writing and producing the films Fifty Pills, starring Kristen Bell and Lou Taylor Pucci and Standing Still, starring Amy Adams, James Van Der Beek and Colin Hanks.
Perniciaro co-founded Bow and Arrow Entertainment in 2014 with Michael Sherman to produce artist-driven narrative and documentary feature films.
The company recently released documentaries The Fight for Magnolia/Hulu, The Truffle Hunters for Sony Pictures Classics and Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen for Netflix, all of which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
2019 releases included Native Son, an adaptation of Ric
Matthew Perniciaro is a director, producer and writer based in Los Angeles, California.
The IMDb TV Original Moment of Truth marks his documentary series directorial debut.
He has previously directed the short-form documentary series Marvel's Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet featuring writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, as well as writing and producing the films Fifty Pills, starring Kristen Bell and Lou Taylor Pucci and Standing Still, starring Amy Adams, James Van Der Beek and Colin Hanks.
Perniciaro co-founded Bow and Arrow Entertainment in 2014 with Michael Sherman to produce artist-driven narrative and documentary feature films.
The company recently released documentaries The Fight for Magnolia/Hulu, The Truffle Hunters for Sony Pictures Classics and Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen for Netflix, all of which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
2019 releases included Native Son, an adaptation of Richard Wright's famed novel, written by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Rashid Johnson for distributor HBO, which premiered as the opening night selection of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and Alex Ross Perry's Her Smell, starring Elisabeth Moss.
Past films include 2018 Sundance Film Festival entries Crystal Moselle's Skate Kitchen and Josephine Decker's Madeline's Madeline; 2017 Sundance Film Festival entries Jeff Baena's The Little Hours starring John C. Reilly, Allison Brie and Dave Franco; Alex Ross Perry's Golden Exits, starring Chloe Sevigny and Jason Schwartzman and Person to Person, from director Dustin Guy Defa starring Abbi Jacobson, Michael Cera and Tavi Gevinson; 2017 Tribeca Film Festival selection Copwatch, 2016 Sundance Film Festival entries Joshy starring Thomas Middleditch, Jenny Slate and Nick Kroll; and Rob Zombie's 31; 2016 Venice Film Festival special selection American Anarchist, 2015 Venice Film Festival award winning film The Childhood of a Leader from director Brady Corbet starring Berenice Bejo and Robert Pattinson; One and Two starring Kiernan Shipka and Timothee Chalamet; Shangri-La Suite starring Luke Grimes and Emily Browning; All Summers End starring Tye Sheridan and Kaitlyn Dever; Avenues from writer/director Michael Angarano; and the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival entries Kicks starring Mahershala Ali and released by Focus World, Poor Boy starring Lou Taylor Pucci and Michael Shannon; and Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back; Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop! for Marvel/ABC; Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years for Marvel/ABC; OG: The Harry Jumonji Story and the web series Be Here Nowish.
Prior to Bow and Arrow, Perniciaro produced the LeBron James starring documentary More Than a Game, SXSW award winner A Band Called Death, ESPN'S 30 for 30: Untucked, ESPN'S 30 for 30: Student Athlete, ESPN'S 30 for 30: The Billion Dollar Game, Kyle Newman's Fanboys, What We Do is Secret, The Gentlemen's League for DirecTV, and the award-winning Milius.
