Matti Sutcliffe

Since 2017 I have been working together with other members of the Polygone Étoilé cinema collective and young filmmakers from the Massabo estate in la Joliette, Marseille.

We have made a number of films together, many of which have been selected in festivals across Europe.

It has been significant for me to experience the building of close personal and creative relationships through this long term artistic engagement and to see how such experiences have helped inform my individual practice.

Beyond the projects at in the Massabo estate I have also run workshops in schools, social centres, prisons and cultural spaces

Below are a selection of some of the projects from the last 8 years

Où sont nos feux d'artifices ? (Ateliers Cinématographiques Film flamme, 2025)
> Documentary / 20’ / Digital

With Abdé, Abdoul, Adboul, Acil, Adem, Adil, Afad, Bilel, Brams, Chadad, Chaher, Chayad, Chemssou, Djamel, Doumams, Ema, Fateh, Fafou, Farès, Fazer, Fernando, Flocky, Idriss, Ilan, Ilyès, Imad, Islam, Jawad, Karim, Lamiss, Mamadou, Mehdi, Moha, Nasro, Penguin13002, Parigo, SHarky, Raden, Taou, Vini, Yacine, Zaki

Alongside Nicola Bergamaschi and the team at le Polygone Étoilé

Selecction FID Marseille

Roikin (Ateliers Cinématographiques Film flamme, 2025)
> Fiction / 43’ / super 16mm

With Myriam, Nicola, Kays, Claudia, Rouaida Serena

Competition International Visions du Réel Nyon
Selection Open City, London
Selection Bellaria, Italy
Selection Festival Obskura, Rennes
Selection Festival Silhouette, Paris
Selection Flimm, Paris

Retour à la Zone (Ateliers Cinématographiques Film flamme, 2022)
> Fiction / 10’ / Digital, 16mm, photo 35mm

With Abde, Enzo, Camelia, Elyes et Fares, Ylan, Adlène, Mohamed, Bemba, Mellina

Alongside El Mahdi Lyoubi, Elina Chared and the team at le Polygone Étoilé

Selection Que du Feu Lyon, 2023

La Night au Frioul (Ateliers Cinématographiques Film flamme, 2021)
> Fiction / 30’ / Digital, 16mm

With Myriam, Camelia, Yasmin, Mariama, Manel, Rouaida, Claudia, Nicola , Elina, Adrien, Martine, Clémentine

Selection Film Femmes Méditerranée, Marseille (2024)

Selection Cinéma du Réel Paris, 2022

Atelier Baumettes
> Fiction / 2021 / 3’ / 16mm

Alongside Elsa Penaccio, L'equipe du LieuxFictifs, Le Labo l'Argent

Les Étoiles de Massabo (Ateliers Cinématographiques Film flamme)
> Fiction / 2020 / 7’ / 16mm

With Enzo, Camila, Elyes, Fares, Ylan, Bemba, Abde, Claudia

https://vimeo.com/579876426

Selection CJC - Cinéastes -15 ans, 2021

Les Minots de Massabo (Ateliers Cinématographiques Film flamme)
> Fiction / 2019 / 8’ / 16mm, 35mm (photo)

With Enzo, Camila, Elyes, Fares, Damia, Nabil, Abde, Myriam, Nicola, Louisa, Claudia, Alexandre

http://derives.tv/la-subtile-memoire-des-humains-du-rivage-extraits/

Le Voleur
> Fiction / 2019 / 3’ / Super 8mm

Sali Ka Sirani Ami, Laye Balde, Abass Keita, Leo Seidi, Kim Magnan

Accompanied by the Aflam festival and the team at le Polygone Étoilé

Les Marche des Trois Frères (Ateliers Cinématographiques Film flamme)
> Fiction / 2018 / 32’ / Digital

With Myriam, Mamadou, Rouaida, Djelil, Aisha, Kaïs and Riyad

ALongside Claudia Mollese and the team at le Polygone Étoilé

http://derives.tv/la-subtile-memoire-des-humains-du-rivage-extraits/

MASSABOOM (Ateliers Cinématographiques Film flamme)
> Fiction / 2016-2017 / 30’ / Numérique/ 16mm

Myriam, Mamadou, Rouaida, Djelil, Aisha, Kaïs, Riyad, Anis, Yasmin, Aziz, Brahim, Nour, Khadidja, Ifa, Saida

Directed by Claudia Mollese accompanied by the team at le Polygone Étoilé