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Matt Shapira

Matt Shapira

Producer, director, writer, cinematographer and editor

Matt Shapira began his career in entertainment in 2001 as a talent agent at the boutique agency DSA (David Shapira & Associates), a company recognized for packaging television projects from the 1970s through the 2000s. After more than a decade representing clients across acting, directing, writing, and specialty talent, Shapira transitioned from representation into the creative and production side of the industry. In 2014, he raised the full private equity financing for the independent feature film God’s Not Dead. Following the success of that project, he became more deeply involved with Pure Flix Entertainment, co-producing and helping finance films including God’s Not Dead 2, Do You Believe?, and Dancer and the Dame. Shapira soon moved into a more hands-on producing role while expanding his work in cinematography, writing, and directing. In 2017, he produced the horror feature Behind the Walls, followed by Disappearance, which he produced, wrote, and directed. During this period, he also launched his production company, Roaming Elephant Productions In 2018, Shapira produced and directed the independent feature Big Muddy, shot in Missouri, and later produced The Swing of Things, filmed on location in Jamaica and acquired internationally by Lionsgate. While completing The Swing of Things, Shapira was brought onto another independent feature, The Reason, which had encountered significant post-production challenges. Serving as lead producer, he helped creatively restructure and re-cut the film, ultimately securing distribution through Universal Pictures. Building on those early successes, Shapira continued collaborating with Pure Flix Entertainment in a larger creative capacity, producing, writing, and directing multiple films over the following years. His credits include Finding Love in Quarantine, Love on the Rock (shot in Malta), Nothing Is Impossible (producer/director), and A Line of Fire, which was acquired by Sony Pictures for worldwide distribution and reached the Top 5 on Netflix in the United States in December 2025. As his career evolved, Shapira began developing and financing his own slate of feature films. In 2025, he produced and co-wrote Above the Break, a shark thriller set in a fictional coastal town. He raised the full budget for the film and worked closely with a director he had previously mentored throughout production and post. Following that project, Shapira joined the development of Impact, a biographical drama based on the true story of the man who discovered the impact crater linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs. At the same time, he developed two additional projects: the comedy Spring Break Overs, scheduled for production in Florida, and the treasure-hunt adventure film currently titled Shipwreck Island. Beyond his primary producing work, Shapira has also contributed financing, development support, and production resources to projects including Running on Empty, County Rescue Seasons 2 and 3, Malibu Dan, and Part-Time Fabulous. With nearly three decades of industry experience and a background deeply rooted in Hollywood film and television, Shapira has built a reputation for developing commercially viable projects while balancing creative authenticity with strategic production management. His focus remains on producing elevated commercial cinema that connects with audiences while maintaining strong asset value and market potential. As he continues expanding his slate and production partnerships, Shapira aims to produce multiple feature films annually while growing as both a creative filmmaker and producer within the evolving entertainment landscape.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer, director, writer, cinematographer and editor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Matt Shapira's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
25%
Survival
15%
Morality
15%
Society
13%
Ideas
7%
Faith4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Hopeful
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Contemplative
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Matt Shapira's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Shapira's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Line of Fire(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Running on Empty(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • County Rescue(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Nothing is Impossible(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Love on the Rock(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Finding Love in Quarantine: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Reason(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Swing of Things(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Disappearance(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • I Am That Man(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Walls(2018)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Big Muddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Producer

  • God's Not Dead 2(2016)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Tapes(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dancer and the Dame(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Do You Believe?(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Age of Ice(2014)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Age of Tomorrow(2014)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • God's Not Dead(2014)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Part Time Fabulous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Co-Producer

  • Above the Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Story · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 2011 to 2025.

Biggest box office

God's Not Dead (2014)

$65M worldwide

Highest rated

Do You Believe? (2015)

Midcredits 57th

Most popular right now

A Line of Fire (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 16: 3 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score18thWriting5 of 16: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing10 of 16: 5 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thOther crew2 of 16: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

16 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s7 · crew2020s8 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Matt Shapira's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

God's Not Dead 2 (2016)

99th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Reason (2020)

Midcredits 66th · 57% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 38/100 and the pacing 33/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Matt Shapira's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Matt Shapira work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Shapira's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David A.R. White shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles