Matt Gannon | mattgannon [at] gmail.com
As a Marshall Scholar, I study housing-based solutions to homelessness, pursuing degrees in Sociology and Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation from the University of Manchester and University of Oxford, respectively. I am a graduate of Dartmouth College, where I researched interventions to reduce the stigmatization of unhoused people. Named a John Robert Lewis Scholar, my advocacy has focused on repealing unjust prison and parole policies, reforming police practices, and ending the criminalization of homelessness. I currently support research about preventing homelessness as the Evidence and Data Assistant at the Centre for Homelessness Impact in London.
Film Festivals and Awards:
DC Shorts (Official Selection, Largest East Coast Short Film Festival); CINE Golden Eagle Award (Finalist, past recipients include Ron Howard); Global Impact Film Festival (Best Student Documentary); C-SPAN StudentCam, (1st Place, Fan Favorite); Youth Media Festival (Montgomery County Youth Media Festival (Best High School Documentary);Best Student Film); TIVA Peer Awards (Gold Award for Best Student Film); DC Independent Film Festival (Official Selection); All-American High School Film Festival (Official Selection); Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (Official Selection); Socially Relevant Film Festival ( Official Selection); Harvard College Film Festival (Official Selection); Global Impact Festival (Nominated Best Student Film, Official Selection). Maurice H. Rapf Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film Studies (Dartmouth College).