Originally from Canton, Ohio, Matthew Kraus studied theater at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts and performed at The Lyric Stage and Threshold Theater with Boston’s The Boiler Company. Matt’s documentary short film Farming for the Future, a portrait of organic growers in Southeast Ohio, was selected for several festival programs and garnered Timberland’s 2006 Mion Solutions Environmental Film Award. In 2007, Matt completed a Master of Fine Arts Degree at Ohio University School of Film. He produced and co-directed the 2008 documentary feature How Ohio Pulled It Off with partners Charla Barker and Mariana Quiroga. Matt is currently a location sound mixer in New York City.