Patty Are You Bringing Weed in from Jamaica?

2020, 9 minutes.

In 1968, a young flight attendant bought 900 lbs of marijuana in Jamaica and tried to smuggle it out. This leads to unexpected consequences.

Festivals: AFI DOCS, DOC NYC, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Odense International Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Tacoma Film Festival, Vilnius Int'l Short Film Festival

 

Santa is a Psychedelic Mushroom

2017, 6 minutes

“It’s time to embrace the shamanistic side of Christmas.”

New York Times Op-Doc article here.

Festivals: DOC NYC

Richard Twice

2017, 10 minutes.

Richard Atkins, the singer and songwriter of the early 70’s California psychedelic folk duo ‘Richard Twice’, was on his way to stardom and a huge success with his first debut album when he mysteriously walked away from it all.

New York Times Op-Doc article here.

Festivals: Slamdance, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Palm Springs Int'l Shorts Fest, Fantasia Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, DOC NYC, Cucalorus Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival

 
 

Dwarves Kingdom

2015, 70 minutes.

Documentary about a Chinese theme park where 100 little people entertain curious tourists.

“Salton universalizes the plight of his courageous subjects.”
-Ty Burr, The Boston Globe

“Dwarves Kingdom, in spite of its borderline lurid content, is a well-balanced, dare I say sweet documentary.”
-J Hurtado, Screen Anarchy

Directed and Produced by Matthew Salton
Original Music by Portugal. The Man, Ceiri Torjussen

Festivals: Fantastic Fest, Independent Film Festival of Boston, New Orleans Film Festival

My Raccoon

2010, 8 minutes

A short documentary about two brothers and their raccoon named Big Boy. One night while walking along the street, I noticed a raccoon in a kiddie swimming pool outside someone's house. I stopped and watched the raccoon when a man's head popped out from the window and yelled "That's my raccoon! That's my raccoon!"