Curtis Matzke

Curtis Matzke

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Curtis Matzke is an independent filmmaker from central Michigan and founder of the media production company Unfurnished Films. Focusing primarily on writing and directing, he aims to contribute creatively and technically to the film arts through all phases of the production process. Curtis works as a freelance editor and videographer in Chicago, Illinois. In 2012, Curtis wrote and directed his first feature-length fiction film, Complex, which was shot with a micro-budget and recognized by several awards, including Best Narrative Feature at the Made-in-Michigan Film Festival. Curtis's work has screened at various venues nationally and internationally and he was named as Outstanding Lansing Filmmaker in 2011. In addition to his own productions, Curtis has worked independently and as part of a team on a variety of other fiction, nonfiction, and commercial film and video projects. Curtis has worked with various Chicago institutions, including Second City, Columbia College, and the Midwest Independent Film Festival. He is a member of IFP Chicago and the Sundance Institute. Curtis has a B.A. and an M.A. in Media Arts and Technology from Michigan State University with a concentration in Television, Cinema, and Radio, a minor in Film Studies, and a Specialization in Design.

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Sink
Director
An experimental horror film told entirely from above the bathroom sink.
Pretty Pickle
Associate Producer
As he spends more time with his new girlfriend, a young man begins to privately dwell upon one of her quirks, leading him to a troubling discovery.
Limited Time Offer Act Now
Director of Photography
Charles Henderson is an average everyday guy living in the suburbs. After receiving an urgent piece of mail, he realizes his life may not be quite what it seems, and embarks on a desperate search to uncover his true reality.
언 익스퀴지트 밀
Co-Producer
A dinner party descends into sex, violence, and the absurd when one of the guests discovers something unexpected about what’s for dinner.
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Cinematography
Nominated for two Chicago/Midwest Emmy awards including Outstanding Historical Documentary and Outstanding Off-Camera Directing, "90 Years of the Music Box Theatre" depicts filmmakers Werner Herzog, Lana Wachowski, Michael Shannon, Joe Swanberg, and more as they celebrate a 90-year-old cinema institution in Chicago, IL.
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Producer
Nominated for two Chicago/Midwest Emmy awards including Outstanding Historical Documentary and Outstanding Off-Camera Directing, "90 Years of the Music Box Theatre" depicts filmmakers Werner Herzog, Lana Wachowski, Michael Shannon, Joe Swanberg, and more as they celebrate a 90-year-old cinema institution in Chicago, IL.
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Director
Nominated for two Chicago/Midwest Emmy awards including Outstanding Historical Documentary and Outstanding Off-Camera Directing, "90 Years of the Music Box Theatre" depicts filmmakers Werner Herzog, Lana Wachowski, Michael Shannon, Joe Swanberg, and more as they celebrate a 90-year-old cinema institution in Chicago, IL.
The Orchestra
Writer
While practicing her clarinet alone in a theater, a young woman is disturbed by an increasingly menacing presence.
The Orchestra
Director
While practicing her clarinet alone in a theater, a young woman is disturbed by an increasingly menacing presence.
Splinter
Cinematography
A centuries-old vampire craves the company of loved ones and contemplates immortality.
Splinter
Editor
A centuries-old vampire craves the company of loved ones and contemplates immortality.
Splinter
Writer
A centuries-old vampire craves the company of loved ones and contemplates immortality.
Splinter
Director
A centuries-old vampire craves the company of loved ones and contemplates immortality.
타고난 재능: 벤 카슨 스토리
Med Student (uncredited)
세계 최초로 샴쌍둥이 분리 수술에 성공한 의사로 우리에게 잘 알려진 벤자민 카슨 박사의 이야기. 벤자민 카슨의 어머니는 벤자민이 8살 때 이혼을 한다. 그녀는 벤자민과 커티스 두 아들을 둔 싱글 맘으로 글을 못 읽을 정도로 배움이 짧았지만 청소부 일과 베이비시터를 하면서 두 아들을 훌륭하게 키운다. 항상 낙제 점수를 받아오던 아들 벤자민에게 항상 “넌 남들 하는 것은 무엇이든 할 수 있다. 단지 넌 더 잘 할뿐이다” 라는 믿음을 주었고 6학년이 되면서 벤자민의 성적도 오르기 시작한다. 결국 벤자민은 예일대 의대에 진학하게 되고, 존스 홉킨스 병원에서 이름을 날리는 세계적인 소아외과 의사가 된다. 마침내 벤자민 카슨은 70명의 의료진과 함께 두개골이 붙은 샴쌍둥이를 분리하는 역사적인 수술에 성공하면서 ‘세계 최고의 의사’라는 찬사와 함께 ‘신의 손(Gifted Hands)’라는 별명을 얻게 된다.
Recuperación de los Caídos
Writer
A day-in-the-life of a man tasked with salvaging possessions off dead bodies on a foreign planet. Shot and produced in the Canary Islands under the advice and mentorship of director Werner Herzog.
Recuperación de los Caídos
Director
A day-in-the-life of a man tasked with salvaging possessions off dead bodies on a foreign planet. Shot and produced in the Canary Islands under the advice and mentorship of director Werner Herzog.