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!"