Acting

Matt Jennings

Acting credits

First Position. poster
4.0

When a young dancer moves to San Francisco in the early 1980s, signs of a sickness test his relationships, as well as his lifelong dream in this strikingly photographed and stirring portrait.

First Position.

2019

Pride of Indiana poster
NR

Tensions flare, church choirs sing, and gays gallivant as Samuel Hicks, a recently out Hollywood star, returns to his hometown of Brooks, Indiana with a documentary film crew in hopes of bringing attention to recently passed legislation. His homecoming is anything but what he expects; however, as he faces unexpected opposition from a diverse cast of deeply spirited characters.

Pride of Indiana

2017

I Think I'm Gay? poster
1.0

Zach's life is upended when performance anxiety in bed leads to a life-shattering accusation: his girlfriend says she thinks he's gay, and Zach wonders if she's right.

I Think I'm Gay?

2019

1701: A Blerd Story poster
NR

A black gay nerd uses "Star Trek" to cope with life.

1701: A Blerd Story

2021

The American Boys poster
1.0

At elementary school, a child struggles to come to terms with his feelings for a teacher. In high school, the lead singer in a local band has admirers in both the girls and the boys. Meanwhile on campus the pitches and pools have their fair share of star-crossed lovers. And as for Billy? He's just happy to cruise. The 6 short films are: These Things Take Time (2018); The Legend of Scotty Watts (2017); Two Fish (2017); You Can Play (2015); I Think I'm Gay? (2019); Billy's Blowjobs (2017).

The American Boys

2020

Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You poster
3.6

The latest in Peccadillo’s critically acclaimed series – now established as a leading showcase for new and emerging queefilm-makingng talent from around the world – features a fresh and exciting selection of the very best contemporary gay short films. Each self-contained drama in this diverse and thoughtfully curated collection offers fascinating and insightful new perspectives on the gay experience – sensual, affecting, sometimes provocative and always entertaining. The 8 short films are: Have We Met Before? (2019); The Act (2020); First Position. (2019); Winter [Invierno] (2021); The Suit Weareth the Man (2020); Infinite While It Lasts [Infinito Enquanto Dure] (2019); Melon Grab (2017); Thrive (2019).

Boys on Film 22: Love to Love You

2022

Behind the camera