# Matthew Ogens

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{{short description|American film director}}

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|name=Matthew Ogens
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|birth_place=[United States](/source/United_States)
|occupation=[Film director](/source/Film_director), photographer, artist
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'''Matthew Ogens''' is an American film director, creative director, photographer and artist, best known for his 2021 [Netflix](/source/Netflix) documentary short film, ''[Audible](/source/Audible_(film))'', which was nominated for [Best Documentary Short Subject](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_(Short_Subject)) at the [94th Academy Awards](/source/94th_Academy_Awards).

He directed and produced the feature documentary ''[Confessions of a Superhero](/source/Confessions_of_a_Superhero)'', which premiered at SXSW. Ogens also earned three [Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Award) nominations for work he directed for two original series on [ESPN](/source/ESPN) (''The Life'' and ''Timeless''). In addition, he directed a short film titled ''From Harlem with Love'' about the [Harlem Globetrotters](/source/Harlem_Globetrotters) as part of the Emmy Award-winning series ''[30 for 30](/source/30_for_30)''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snagfilms.com/films/profile/matthew_ogens/ |title=SnagFilms Q&A with Matthew Ogens |access-date=July 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718192636/http://www.snagfilms.com/films/profile/matthew_ogens/ |archive-date=July 18, 2009 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

Ogens has directed numerous television projects including segments for the ''[CNN Heroes](/source/CNN_Heroes)'' Awards Show hosted by [Anderson Cooper](/source/Anderson_Cooper), Stand Up 2 Cancer, ESPN, MTV, VH1, and more.

His second feature documentary, ''[Meet the Hitlers](/source/Meet_the_Hitlers)'',<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-hitlers-matt-ogens-interview-183/ Vice]</ref><ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/news/history/588913/Howie-Hitler-American-taxman-last-remaining-Hitler Daily Express]</ref> was executive produced by [Morgan Spurlock](/source/Morgan_Spurlock) and premiered on Showtime in 2016.<ref name=Clifton>{{cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-hitlers-matt-ogens-interview-183/ |title=There Are Far More People Named Hitler Than You'd Think |last=Clifton |first=Jamie |date=22 September 2014 |newspaper=[Vice](/source/Vice_(magazine)) |access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref>

In 2018, Ogens directed the narrative feature film ''[Go North](/source/Go_North_(film))''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Hilary|title=First Look at Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jacob Lofland in 'North' (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/patrick-schwarzenegger-photo-indie-film-815943|accessdate=August 27, 2015|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://mattogens.com}}
*{{IMDb name|nm0644654}}

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