Matthew Cooke (born February 28, 1973) is the writer-director of '' How to Make Money Selling Drugs'', a documentary film which criticizes the war on drugs in the United States, and '' Survivors Guide to Prison'', about the prison system. Cooke also often serves as his own narrator, editor, cinematographer and visual effects artist. Cooke was the producer and

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of Amy Berg's Oscar–nominated documentary '' Deliver Us from Evil'', his first feature film, and writer, director, editor and actor on Fuel TV's ''Stupidface''. He produced

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's 2010

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documentary '' Teenage Paparazzo'' which premiered at the

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. Cooke also contributed editing, motion graphics and cinematography work to the picture. He is producing ''American Race'', an upcoming documentary directed by Amy Berg, who Cooke previously worked with on ''Deliver Us from Evil.'' Cooke graduated ''

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'' with a

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in film from

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in 1996. He was engaged to actress

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from February 2015 to February 2016. Cooke is married to actress

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* * 1973 births Living people American documentary filmmakers Pitzer College alumni Film directors from Washington, D.C. Film producers from Washington, D.C. {{US-film-bio-stub