"It's about seeing those faces, it's about seeing those stories. It has a lot of weight."
(Matthew Victor Pastor, The New York Times, 2019)
SELECTED PRESS
Interview with Maridel Martinez-Andanar
SBS
Filipino Australian director's 'Fun Times' screens at the St Kilda Film Festival
Interview with Isabella Kwai alongside Chris Pang (Crazy Rich Asians), and Charlotte Nicdao (Mythic Quest)
The New York Times
Asian-Australian Actors, Overlooked at Home, Flourish in Hollywood
Review by Oggs Cruz at the Sinag Maynila Festival (Solar Pictures / Brilliante Mendoza)
Rappler
Movie reviews: All 5 Sinag Maynila 2018 feature length films
Interview with Mala Darmadi alongside Alfred Nicdao
ABC (Australia)
Crazy Rich Asians film packed with stereotypes sparks hope for diversity breakthrough
Review by Jake Wilson
The Age
Top five films: best of the big screen
Interview with Don Groves
Inside Film Magazine
Matthew Pastor: Australia’s most prolific filmmaker
Interview with Zhuo Yang
The Citizen
The Filipino bride’s child, a love story without rose-coloured glasses
Interview with Matthew Rooke
Filmed In Ether
‘MELODRAMA/RANDOM/MELBOURNE!’ and Filipino Diaspora
Interview with Rueben Diaz
Character Media
Filmmaker Sets Out To Tell The Fil-Aussie Story, One Pic At A Time
Interview with Erin Chew
Being Asian Australian
Gutsy Film “REPENT OR PERISH”
Interview with Filipino Australian news alongside Celina Yuen
PhilTimes
MELODRAMA / RANDOM / MELBOURNE! nominated at the 67th FAMAS awards
Interview with Simon Foster
SCREEN-SPACE
WHY PINOY BOY FROM OZ MATTHEW VICTOR PASTOR IS LOCAL INDIE SECTOR'S M.V.P.
Interview with G.Toengi
KABABAYAN WEEKLY
Interview feature for I am JUPITER I am the BIGGEST PLANET
Review by Adrian Martin
Adrian Martin Film Critic
Review by Adrian Martin (Adelaide Film Festival, 2018, alongside Allison Chhorn)
Link to purchase Metro Magazine (article Sin City by Nicholas Godfrey)
Metro Magazine
SIN CITY: Diaspora, displacement and Matthew Victor Pastor’s MELODRAMA / RANDOM / MELBOURNE
Interview with Maridel Martinez-Andanar alongside Celina Yuen
SBS
Fil-Aus indie film to screen in the Australian New Wave filmmakers showcase
Interview with Bayani San Diego Jr alongside Celina Yuen and Sinag Maynila directors
INQUIRER.NET
Sinag Maynila tackles diverse social issues
Interview with Peril Magazine
Peril Magazine
Experimental Film
Matthew Victor Pastor featured in VICE I-D
meet the asian-australian filmmakers here to change the narrative
MABUHAY MAGAZINE
(Philippine Airlines, 2019)
“If my existence as a filmmaker can be an influence or inspiration to other people attempting to do something singular that sits outside of a cultural paradigm that’s an optimistic result. Being singular and taking the path alone is never easy but there is power in making a commitment to one’s artistic vision.”
My earliest influence—the one who saved my life and started my journey towards filmmaking (and away from another life)—was All about Lily Chou-Chou (2001, Shunji Iwai). I saw that on SBS at 13 years old, didn’t know what it was but kept thinking about it. I stumbled upon the film again later in life. In recent years, the films of Lav Diaz [inspire me].
“I’ve always been interested in film and watching movies”
— Matthew Victor Pastor (Herald Sun Lifestyle)
*First media coverage, 2010