Matthew
stenerson
Hina Khan and Ricardo Vázquez in Death to Prom, a feature film
about
Minnesota-native, Matthew Stenerson has been in the second round of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and was the recipient of the FilmNorth/Knight Foundation Screenwriting Residency for his feature script, Faduma & Mike.
He was a winner in the McKnight Screenwriting Fellowship for Death to Prom, and was in the Top 25 Page International Screenwriting Awards for Chaos at the Quinceñera, co-written by Fabian Garcia Alvarado.
He has worked and volunteered for various organizations, including: Walker Art Center, Austin Film Society, South by Southwest Film Festival, and Stanford University..
SELECTED SCRIPTS
Chaos at the Quinceñera When her daughter refuses to attend her own quinceañera, a desperate mother bribes her son to dress in drag and take his sister’s place.
Faduma & Mike In Minneapolis, a socially-disconnected Caucasian plumber makes a connection with a Somali-American teacher. They struggle to develop their friendship as their friends and family hold them back.
This Aint No Party Birthday party guests gossip openly about their friend David’s recent rehab stay… until David shows up.
Stockard Channing Tatum O’Neal Two movie-obsessed strangers leave a party to retrieve more beer from across the state line. The two argue all things cinema and try to feel like they’re not on a date.
My Mother the Ghost A writer becomes haunted by his recently-deceased mother’s secrets.
Death to Prom Two friends fall for the same guy and compete for an invitation to prom.
Junk Drawer The arty but aloof Odegaard family is forced to clean up its act when the oldest son's fiancée wants to get married in their Minnesota home, setting in motion an irreversible unveiling of the family’s biggest secret: their garbage house.
Dry County Afraid of an awkward reunion with her biological mother from Pakistan, city girl Kaia escapes to an organic farm in northern Minnesota, where she tries to grow radishes, quit drinking, and kidnap the Paul Bunyan Jr. statue. It doesn’t go well.
The Ghost of Wright’s House When a young family takes up residence at a Frank Lloyd Wright estate, old spirits from a violent tragedy begin haunting them. “The Ghost of Wright’s House has one of the best concepts seen in horror in a good long while.” -BlueCat Screenplay Competition