DIRECTOR STATEMENT
With Wilis, I strove for authenticity. I wanted to create an excerpt that was pin-point, but also vague, in hopes to create space enough to allow the audience to insert their own lives into the narrative. My hope is for discussion, and reflection, long after the credits roll.

DIRECTOR BIO
Matthew Deimling Johns was born in Toledo, Ohio. After initially studying cinema at Ohio University, he expanded his knowledge under the post-production minds at Milkhaus in Denver, Colorado; assisting with the documentaries Casting JonBenet ( 2017), Being Evel (2015), and LEGO: A Brickumentary (2014).

In 2021 Matthew pursued a Masters in Filmmaking at ESCAC in Barcelona, initiating his work as a writer/director with the short films Encore (2021), and Wilis (2022).