Matthew Berdyck
- Director
- Editor
- Writer
Matthew Berdyck is an American experimental filmmaker, journalist, activist, and musician, most notably known for his national environmental campaigns. His writing pieces on the subject of toxic waste have been read by over ten million people in the United States.
In his film career, he has created several solicited TV pilots (Turner Networks), created the first-ever first-person feature-length documentary about homelessness - by living on the street for eighteen months of his life - short films about botched Superfund cleanups, and several experimental music videos for a two-time Grammy Nominee.
An avid traveler, Berdyck has logged 650,000 miles of US travel to over 2,500 cities while working as a professional filmmaker and Superfund activist.
In 2014, Matthew formed SuperfundResearch.org, an organization dedicated to maintaining transparency in the U.S E.P.A.'s Superfund project.
In 2015, he contributed to and helped to develop a community art program for homeless and disabled people, called Dignity Station, in Barstow, California.
In 2018, he founded Daily Independent Journal, an investigative journalism outlet that is dedicated to exposing the sordid underbelly of reality.
He lives with his cat, Bunny, in Mountain View, California.
In his film career, he has created several solicited TV pilots (Turner Networks), created the first-ever first-person feature-length documentary about homelessness - by living on the street for eighteen months of his life - short films about botched Superfund cleanups, and several experimental music videos for a two-time Grammy Nominee.
An avid traveler, Berdyck has logged 650,000 miles of US travel to over 2,500 cities while working as a professional filmmaker and Superfund activist.
In 2014, Matthew formed SuperfundResearch.org, an organization dedicated to maintaining transparency in the U.S E.P.A.'s Superfund project.
In 2015, he contributed to and helped to develop a community art program for homeless and disabled people, called Dignity Station, in Barstow, California.
In 2018, he founded Daily Independent Journal, an investigative journalism outlet that is dedicated to exposing the sordid underbelly of reality.
He lives with his cat, Bunny, in Mountain View, California.