Visual Storytelling to Flip the Script
Visual Storytelling to Flip the Script
Bali, Indonesia
48.8584° N • 2.2945° E
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Bali, Indonesia
48.8584° N • 2.2945° E
AVAILABLE


Matthieu Rytz is an award-winning visual storyteller and trained visual anthropologist. His debut feature documentary Anote's Ark (Sundance 2018) earned critical acclaim for its intimate portrayal of climate change in Kiribati. His follow-up, Deep Rising (Sundance 2023), reveals the global race for deep-sea minerals. Actively collaborating with NGOs, governments, and academic institutions, Matthieu's work bridges art, science, and advocacy-using film, photography, and immersive media to inform, inspire, and mobilize action for social and environmental justice. Matthieu is committed to flipping the script by harnessing the transformative power of visual storytelling.
Matthieu Rytz is an award-winning visual storyteller and trained visual anthropologist. His debut feature documentary Anote's Ark (Sundance 2018) earned critical acclaim for its intimate portrayal of climate change in Kiribati. His follow-up, Deep Rising (Sundance 2023), reveals the global race for deep-sea minerals. Actively collaborating with NGOs, governments, and academic institutions, Matthieu's work bridges art, science, and advocacy-using film, photography, and immersive media to inform, inspire, and mobilize action for social and environmental justice. Matthieu is committed to flipping the script by harnessing the transformative power of visual storytelling.

Matthieu Rytz is an award-winning visual storyteller and trained visual anthropologist. His debut feature documentary Anote's Ark (Sundance 2018) earned critical acclaim for its intimate portrayal of climate change in Kiribati. His follow-up, Deep Rising (Sundance 2023), reveals the global race for deep-sea minerals. Actively collaborating with NGOs, governments, and academic institutions, Matthieu's work bridges art, science, and advocacy-using film, photography, and immersive media to inform, inspire, and mobilize action for social and environmental justice. Matthieu is committed to flipping the script by harnessing the transformative power of visual storytelling.
MANIFESTO
WHEN CONFUSION PREVAILS,
I SHAPE MEANINGFUL JOURNEYS TO CONFRONT INDIFFERENCE
Education
Dropped out of high school
due to dyslexia
Holds a Master of Science in
Visual Anthropology
Entirely self-taught in all other fields
Education
Dropped out of high school
due to dyslexia
Holds a Master of Science in
Visual Anthropology
Entirely self-taught in all
other fields
Education
Dropped out of high school
due to dyslexia
Holds a Master of Science in
Visual Anthropology
Entirely self-taught in all other fields
Skills
Directing
Editing
Creative Director
Underwater cinematography
Director of Photography
Public Speaker
Still Photography
Impact Producer
Curator
Skills
Directing
Editing
Creative Director
Underwater cinematography
Director of Photography
Public Speaker
Still Photography
Impact Producer
Curator
Skills
Directing
Editing
Creative Director
Underwater cinematography
Director of Photography
Public Speaker
Still Photography
Impact Producer
Curator
ACHIEVEMENTS
175 film festivals
17 awards won
250 pieces of media coverage
2.5B media impressions
ACHIEVEMENTS
175 film festivals
17 awards won
250 pieces of media coverage
2.5B media impressions
ACHIEVEMENTS
175 film festivals
17 awards won
250 pieces of media coverage
2.5B media impressions
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