Matt Barse
Known For
Directing
Born
March 2, 1979 (46 years old)
Birthplace
Watertown, South Dakota, USA
Biography
Matt Barse (Wichita and Affiliated Tribes) is an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma with a major in Integrative Studies and minor in Film Media Studies. He also received a Professional Certificate in Screenwriting from UCLA and a Certificate of Mastery in Digital Cinema Production from Oklahoma City Community College. His work encompasses both narrative fiction and documentary with recent projects centering on horror and sci-fi. Barse is an award-winning filmmaker, primarily writer, director and editor. Fiction short films include Lovely Day (2012), a drama about an estranged couple, Epilogue (2020), a horror/thriller featuring a young woman haunted by her troubled past, and Distance (2023), a pandemic drama with an emphasis on the undead. Non-fiction work is based on Indigenous stories with I Said I Would Never Paint This Way Again (2013), focusing on established artists from various tribes and backgrounds, and Shan Goshorn: Reclaiming Our Power (and More) (2019). He has also bee...
