Matt Riddlehoover

{{short description|American filmmaker (born 1985)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Matt Riddlehoover

| image = Matt Riddlehoover - 2018.jpg

| caption = Riddlehoover in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|7|26}}

| birth_place = Bermuda

| death_date =

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| occupation = Producer, director, editor

| yearsactive = 2006–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Dustin Tittle|2014}}

| website = {{URL|www.mattriddlehoover.com}}

}}

Matt Riddlehoover (born July 26, 1985) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the 2020 documentary My Darling Vivian.{{cite web|last=Leydon|first=Joe|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/my-darling-vivian-review-1234591122/|title='My Darling Vivian': SXSW Film Review|date=27 April 2020 |publisher=Variety Media, LLC|accessdate=June 10, 2020}}

''My Darling Vivian''

Riddlehoover produced, directed, and edited My Darling Vivian, a biographical documentary about Vivian Liberto, the first wife of Johnny Cash. The film premiered at the 2020 South by Southwest Film Festival, presented by Amazon Prime Video, to great acclaim. It was hailed by The Hollywood Reporter and the Los Angeles Times as a "must-see" critics' pick, and Newsweek ranked it among the best films of the year.{{cite web|last=THR Staff|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/critics-picks-10-highlights-sxsw-tribeca-online-1293451/|title=Critics' Picks: 10 Highlights From SXSW and Tribeca Online|date=6 May 2020 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter, LLC|accessdate=July 9, 2021}}{{cite web|last=Murray|first=Noel|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-07-13/you-dont-nomi-my-darling-vivian-athlete-a-documentaries-review|title=Review: Six can't-miss documentaries explore a camp classic, sexual abuse, Roy Cohn and more|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=13 July 2020 |accessdate=July 9, 2021}}{{cite web|last=Monteil|first=Abby|url=https://www.newsweek.com/100-best-movies-2020-according-critics-1557031?fbclid=IwAR2UG3DU-eFL9OmY5R6hk2NqV9-d-cEEUmtdvHZi44gsEsPi2sMJhuS-f1U|title=100 Best Movies of 2020, According to Critics

|date=27 December 2020 |publisher=Newsweek Digital, LLC|accessdate=July 9, 2021}} My Darling Vivian went on to screen at festivals around the world, including Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Festival, where Riddlehoover received the Special Jury Award for Excellence in Editing.{{cite web|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/bentonville-film-festival-jury-prize-winners-lingua-franca-the-donut-king-immigrant-voices-of-america-1203014841/|title=Bentonville Film Festival Unveils Jury Prize Winners: 'Lingua Franca', 'The Donut King', 'Immigrant Voices Of America' Among Honorees|date=16 August 2020 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=July 9, 2021}}

Selected filmography

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TBA

| Monty and the Movies

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2020

| My Darling Vivian

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2018

| Strategy and Pursuit

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2016

| What's the Matter with Gerald?

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2015

| Paternity Leave

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2014

| More Scenes from a Gay Marriage

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2013

| West Hollywood Motel

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2012

| Scenes from a Gay Marriage

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2010

| Gaze

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2008

| Bookends

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2006

| To a Tee

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Awards and nominations

=Film festival awards=

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rowspan="5" | 2020

| In-Edit Chile

|rowspan="5" | My Darling Vivian

| Audience Award

| {{Won}}

Bentonville Film Festival

| Special Jury Award for Excellence in Editing

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Bentonville Film Festival

| Jury Award - Best Documentary

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Cleveland International Film Festival

| Music Movies Competition

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SXSW Film Festival

| Audience Award - 24 Beats Per Second

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References

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