Matt Ogens
Matt Ogens is an Academy Award® nominated director known for capturing authentic human stories through an evocative visual and narrative aesthetic.
Matt’s Netflix Original AUDIBLE was nominated for an Oscar®. The documentary is an immersive coming-of-age story told from the perspective of Deaf high school students and communicated through sign language. His latest documentary for Disney+, MADU, premiered in 2024. The film narrates the inspiring story of a Nigerian boy who became a viral sensation after a video showed him dancing ballet barefoot on a rainy street outside Lagos.
His breakthrough documentary “Confessions of a Superhero” premiered at SXSW to critical acclaim and attracted a devoted following, and he subsequently went on to earn a Primetime Emmy Award for his “From Harlem with Love” installment of ESPN 30 for 30. Other projects include the two-time Emmy-nominated documentary series “Why We Fight,” which Ogens created and executive produced, and the Emmy-nominated “LA Louvre,” an augmented reality film he directed for Huffington Post. He has earned three more Emmy nominations for his series work. In addition, he helmed two films for the UFC’s 25 Years in Short series, which was nominated for an Emmy Award and won a Clio. Matt’s feature doc “Home + Away”, which follows high school athletes living on the US/Mexico border, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.