Matt Schichter

Matt Schichter is a Glasgow-based, Canadian-born filmmaker. As a producer and line producer, his credits include Faith (Paul Andrew Williams; James McAvoy, Erin Doherty), James McAvoy's directorial debut California Schemin', Mother Father Sister Brother Frank, Sukkwan Island and Row. He is lead producer on Almost You, a sci-fi comedy starring Juno Temple, Joey King and James McAvoy, directed by Matt Lipsey. He directed the documentaries CFNY: The Spirit of Radio (TVO, PBS) and Write Record Tour, and before that was an actor, music director and talk show and radio host, interviewing everyone from Robert De Niro and The Rock to Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift. In 2003 he launched The BackStage Pass, widely considered the first podcast.