WHIRLYBIRD
Documentary Feature
If it bleeds, it leads. Two decades of eyewitness news footage and family home videos collide MATT YOKA's archival tour-de-force Whirlybird, a kaleidoscopic epic about the city of Los Angeles and immersive portrait of a husband and wife revolutionizing the city’s 24-hour, tabloid-news cycle. Whirlybird premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where it was hailed by The Hollywood Reporter as “thrilling and profound, unflinching and exhilarating.” It is the winner of the International Documentary Association's ABC News VideoSource Award.
Credits:
Matt Yoka
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Matt Yoka is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker. His debut feature, Whirlybird, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and is the winner of the International Documentary Association's ABC News Video Source Award. His music videos for artists Ty Segall and The Oh Sees have been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and Indiewire. He began his career as a producer on the skateboarding-classic, Epicly Later'd and often directs commercial content for clients including Google, Spotify and Verizon. Matt also moonlights as a lyricist, co-writing Ty Segall's latest album, Possession.