Matthew Lax

Biography

Matthew LAX is a filmmaker, artist and writer interested in power and group dynamics. Lax works between New York and Los Angeles and often collaborates with non-actors and the “everyday ensembles” found within families, lovers, hobby clubs, athletic teams and kink communities. Lax’s writing and organisational work focuses on narratives of production, labour and critical exchange. Lax received a BFA from Syracuse University and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. Lax’s films and video installations have been screened and exhibited at venues including Viennale, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, MIX New York, LA Film Forum and many others.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

2022Nominee

Best Director

A Tired Dog is a Good Dog, Part One

2018Nominee

Best Director

Fabricated in the Actual Arctic (After Nanook)

2025Nominee

Best Director

A Tired Dog is a Good Dog Parts 1 & 2

Career Highlights

2025Highlight

Best Director

AN ANIMATED DOG READS JOHN BERGER, HARAWAY, AND KAFKA

2025Highlight

Best Director

A Tired Dog is a Good Dog, Part Two