Matthew Saliba

Matthew Saliba
  • Date of birth: 1982
  • Profession: Actor, Writer, Producer
Matthew Saliba is an award-winning filmmaker whose work examines sexuality, gender, power dynamics, and identity through provocative and experimental cinema. His films-including "Eroticide" (2013), "Amy's in the Attic" (2010), "Dark Lotus" (2009), "Vampyros Lesbos" (2008), "She Was Asking for It" (2007), "Pandora's Paradox" (2004), and "The Manipulator and the Subservient" (2003)-blend elements of surrealism, theatre of the absurd, fetishism, and performance art to challenge conventional narratives around desire, consent, and social transgression.

His films have screened in over 25 countries across six continents, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and the United States.

Beyond filmmaking, Saliba has worked as a Theatre & Social Media Manager and Film Programmer at the Carlton Cinema in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2015-2018), where he curated programming and built community engagement around independent and experimental cinema.

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