Films of The Octopus - David Matthew Johnson

David Matthew Johnson, also known as The Octopus, is the award winning director of ODE TO THE WHALE OF CHIRST and founder of the Octopus Marquee. As a filmmaker, The Octopus focuses on creating unique passion projects that allegorically expresses himself. As a producer, The Octopus strives to work with Auteurs to share their vision. As a festival director (of the Octopus Marquee Independent Film Festival), The Octopus focuses on shining a spotlight on underground artists and oddballs who create one of a kind pieces.

The films of the Octopus tend to be either meticulous allegories or cinematic meditations. These films are passion projects attempting to create a new cinematic language to best express himself and his thoughts.