
Director's Reel
Showreel

Untitled Doc Series
Documentary Series

Black Butterflies (teaser)
Hybrid Documentary

We Are Ours
Branded Film

Clara's Fruit
Short Documentary

Half-Day
Short Film

Bit.
Narrative Series
About
Character-driven stories inside culturally specific worlds

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
- PBS — Clara's Fruit Distribution
- Comcast/Xfinity — Half-Day Distribution
- San Francisco International Film Festival — Best Short Nominee & Jury Award Winner for Best Bay Area Short for Half-Day
- BlackStar Film Festival — Best Short Nominee for Half-Day
- Palm Springs Film Festival — Half-Day
- Atlanta Film Festival — Jury Award Winner
- San Francisco International Film Festival — Clara's Fruit
- Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture — FWD Film Festival for Clara's Fruit
Grants / Residencies
- Pillars Artist Fellowship — Recipient (2026)
- Fulton Institute — Film Grant Recipient (2026)
- National Black Arts Festival — Artist Residency (2025)
- Islamic Scholarship Fund — Film Grant Recipient (2024, 2025)
- SFFILM Filmhouse — Artist 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