Matthew Ogens is an American film director, creative director, photographer and artist, best known for his 2021

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documentary short film, ''

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'', which was nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject at the

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. He directed and produced the feature documentary '' Confessions of a Superhero'', which premiered at SXSW. Ogens also earned three

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nominations for work he directed for two original series on

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(''The Life'' and ''Timeless''). In addition, he directed a short film titled ''From Harlem with Love'' about the

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as part of the Emmy Award-winning series ''

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''. Ogens has directed numerous television projects including segments for the ''

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'' Awards Show hosted by

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, Stand Up 2 Cancer, ESPN, MTV, VH1, and more. His second feature documentary, ''

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'', was executive produced by

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and premiered on Showtime in 2016. In 2018, Ogens directed the narrative feature film '' Go North''.

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