AESTHETIK

mat sheldon is a writer, director, producer making films with AESTHETIK

2025 DEADWEIGHT

a woman attempts to escape a disintegrating childhood friendship but fulfilling a final promise has unforeseen visceral consequences. [post production]

2023 THE ELECTRICITY IN ME

years after giving up her newborn son for adoption, a woman confronts her trauma and memories of the man she calls Monster

official selections – HollyShorts (Premiere) (Los Angeles, US)*, New Hampshire Film Festival*, Leeds International Film Festival*+**, Norwich Film Festival**, North East Film Festival***; Cinefest (Sudbury, Canada)****, New York Shorts (NYC, US) ****, Burbank (Los Angeles, US), Cornwall, Crystal Palace, DUMBO (NYC), Ealing, Earl’s Court, London Film Week, London Super Shorts, Lonely Seal, Northampton, Oxford, Shorts Not Pants (Toronto, Canada), World Of Film (Glasgow, UK) //Awards Best Film – London Film Week, Best UK Film – London Super Shorts, Best Actor – Cornwall Film Festival //Accreditations *Academy/Oscar qualifying / **BAFTA & BIFA qualifying / ***BIFA qualifying / ****Canada Screen Award qualifying //online Amazon, Director’s Library, Director’s Notes

DEVELOPMENT THE ELECTRICITY IN ME a woman believes she’ll be healed from terminal cancer if she reconciles with the son she gave up for adoption [feature] // THE COLOR OF OUR MEMORY a near future drama about isolation, editing memory with pharmaceuticals and identity

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