May Lin Au Yong

California Native and self-proclaimed Eco-Geek, Matt Harnack received his BA from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Film and Media Studies. During the following years he was the Senior Graphic Artist for UCSB's Interdisciplinary Humanities Center. In 2006 Matt edited the feature documentary, The Shape of Water, directed by Professor Kum-Kum Bhavnani and narrated by Susan Sarandon. With a sense of adventure and a fondness for the outdoors he is primarily focused on environmental issues. 


Used Matters
16mm color film
7:13 min.

What happens to all the stuff we call waste...the used matter? Take a look at some fascinating people who answer this question.



Pie from Scratch
Co-directed by Matt Harnack
and Nilima Abrams
Digital Video - Widescreen
12:08 min.

Andy lives in the Mission District of San Francisco. He likes skateboarding and goes to community college. His favorite kind of pie is pumpkin, but not the kind from a can.



Tick Tock
16mm black and white film
5:31 min.

Not long ago our relationship with time was as fixed as the rising and setting sun. But we tinkered and tested and found ways to control time. This short meditation on time questions representations of the natural world, examining what remains of the past.


Class of 2009 | Doc. Film and Video Student Work
The Department | Graduate Program