Matthew Kay

Biography

Matt Kay is a British documentary filmmaker. He co-founded Walks Of Life Films in 2012 concentrating on producing socially conscious documentaries. In the past six years he's directed and shot a variety of projects for online and broadcast, whether it be in Egypt during the Arab Spring or a Brazilian favela during the World Cup. His first film, Over The Wall, was distributed by Espresso TV and broadcast in the Middle East as well as being acquired by VOD platforms. He has since been awarded grant funding from the BFI, European Cultural Foundation, Film London and Tribeca Film Institute. Little Miss Sumo was his first festival documentary and premiered at BFI London Film Festival 2018. He is currently developing his feature documentary Sumo Supremes.