Based out of Boston, Massachusetts, Matthew Hashiguchi is an award winning filmmaker, photographer and cinematographer originally from Cleveland, Ohio. In 2007, after graduating with a BA in Photojournalism from The Ohio State University, he went to work and intern as a multimedia journalist for newspapers in Ohio and Washington, DC.

While working as a documentary video intern for The Washington Post, Hashiguchi made several provocative short documentary films that received praise and attention online. One film, titled Learning To Lead about the United States Marine Corps., received hundreds of thousands of views in a matter of days and was later included in the Hulu.com catalog.

In May 2011, Hashiguchi graduated from Emerson College with an MFA in Visual & Media Arts. He recently completed his latest documentary, a feature-length film on New Orleans titled The Lower 9: A Story of Home, which premiered at the Big Muddy Film Festival in 2011. It also received a grant from The Caucus for Producers, Writer’s and Director’s Foundation, a Gold Circle Award from The Caucus Foundation and has been slated for distribution through Third World Newsreel.

Matthew Hashiguchi’s visual stories have been exhibited in the White House, Time.com, WashingtonPost.com, NYTimes.com, Hulu.com, Philips de Pury & Company NYC and in various other outlets that span the globe. He combines his experience as a journalist with his understanding of image, sound and pacing to tell a compelling and contemplative story.