Matthew Saliba

Matthew Saliba is an award-winning filmmaker whose work examines sexuality, gender, power dynamics, and identity through provocative and experimental cinema. His films—including EROTICIDE (2013), AMY'S IN THE ATTIC (2010), DARK LOTUS (2009), VAMPYROS LESBOS (2008), SHE WAS ASKING FOR IT (2007), PANDORA'S PARADOX (2004), and THE MANIPULATOR AND THE SUBSERVIENT (2003)—blend elements of surrealism, theatre of the absurd, fetishism, and performance art to challenge conventional narratives around desire, consent, and social transgression.

His films have screened in over 25 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and the United States.

Saliba previously worked as Theatre & Social Media Manager and Film Programmer at the Carlton Cinema in Toronto (2015–2018).