Matt Butler
Recent or Acclaimed Credits:

JUNIORSENIOR: NZWG Seed Grant Recipient. 2022 Logline: 20-something loser JUNIOR has a plan to win back his ex and turn his life around. It’s disrupted by SENIOR- his fifty-something future self- who breaks into his house with a plan of his own to take his own life...ONE DAY VIDEO: Freelance Writer, writing short online commercials for brands. Eg. SpaceToCo, M3 Mindfulness, Beany and more. 2021 - 2024 OUTERDAWN: Freelance Writer, writing content for gothic horror RPG Grimguard Tactics. 2022 & 2024Logline: Recruit powerful heroes and turn them into fighting legends; create synergetic teams and discover deadly strategies; defeat an evil force that threatens the realm.ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS: Freelance Writer, short screenplay part of an online exhibition for Photoforum. Featuring and inspired by the works of young artists Francesca Ayers & Samuel Scully. 2024Logline: The real and unreal collide when Claire meets a Tattooed Boy outside her window.IN THE RAINBOW: Co-Writer, TVNZ On Demand Web Series. Wrote episodes 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6. Logline: Experience the colourful and authentic coming-of-age stories of LGBT+ youth in New Zealand. Based on true stories, each episode brings a colour of the rainbow to life.SOMEBODY BY THE LAKE: Writer, 48Hours Competition Winner: Best Script National & Auckland Finals. Logline: Two people meet for the first time dumping bodies in the same lake, one with lots of experience and one doing it for the first time.

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