Director's Reel

Director's Reel

Showreel

Untitled Doc Series

Untitled Doc Series

Documentary Series

Black Butterflies (teaser)

Black Butterflies (teaser)

Hybrid Documentary

We Are Ours

We Are Ours

Branded Film

Clara's Fruit

Clara's Fruit

Short Documentary

Half-Day

Half-Day

Short Film

Bit.

Bit.

Narrative Series

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About

Character-driven stories inside culturally specific worlds

Morgan Mathews

Morgan Mathews is a writer-director based in Atlanta. His work sits at the intersection of narrative film, documentary, and archival practice, with a focus on character-driven stories set inside culturally specific and often polarizing worlds. Across fiction and non-fiction, his projects explore memory, lineage, belief, and the quiet tensions that shape identity—particularly within Black American life.

Morgan is the founder of No Texture, an experiential storytelling studio that develops films alongside broader creative ecosystems—archives, installations, books, and community activations—designed to extend the life and impact of each story. He is currently in development for a feature-length narrative film.

Career Highlights

Festivals / Distribution

  • PBSClara's Fruit Distribution
  • Comcast/XfinityHalf-Day Distribution
  • San Francisco International Film FestivalBest Short Nominee & Jury Award Winner for Best Bay Area Short for Half-Day
  • BlackStar Film FestivalBest Short Nominee for Half-Day
  • Palm Springs Film FestivalHalf-Day
  • Atlanta Film FestivalJury Award Winner
  • San Francisco International Film FestivalClara's Fruit
  • Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & CultureFWD Film Festival for Clara's Fruit

Grants / Residencies

  • Pillars Artist FellowshipRecipient (2026)
  • Fulton InstituteFilm Grant Recipient (2026)
  • National Black Arts FestivalArtist Residency (2025)
  • Islamic Scholarship FundFilm Grant Recipient (2024, 2025)
  • SFFILM FilmhouseArtist Resident (2021, 2022)

Contact

Let's create something together

Open to collaborations, commissions, and interesting conversations about the art of visual storytelling.

connect@directedbymorgan.com

Studio

No Texture

Experiential Storytelling Studio

Based in Atlanta

Georgia, USA

Morgan Mathews