Open to projects · May 2026 № 001 · Kirkland, WA Issue: Personal

I make
documentaries
for money.
For stories.

Nazar Matvieichev — documentary filmmaker, DOP, editor. If I love your story, I'll make the film for free. No catch. The work has to mean something. To you, and to me.

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I'd rather make one film I believe in for nothing than five I don't for money. So I keep five free seats open every year — for stories worth telling, told properly.

You bring the story. I bring camera, edit, color, sound, motion, VFX — everything end-to-end. We finish with a film you can show your family, your customers, your future. That's the deal.

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A real person

A maker, a small business, a community, a parent doing something quietly extraordinary. Not a logo.

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Something at stake

A craft, a fight, a turning point, a place that's disappearing. Stories with weight.

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Real access

You let me in. Workshop, kitchen, garage, road trip — wherever the story actually lives.

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No script

I document what's already true. If you want a polished commercial, we can talk about a paid project.

Selected Work · 2021–2024

Six films, six worlds.

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Wood Project
Documentary
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Motorsport Doc
Documentary
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Post Event Film
Event
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Motion Piece
Motion Design
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Animation
Motion Design
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Dance Video
Creative
About

A decade behind the camera.

Nazar Matvieichev

I'm Nazar — born in Kyiv, now based in Kirkland, Washington. I've been making films since 2012, the last few years through HURAGAN Production, where I co-owned the studio and worked as DOP, editor, and VFX artist.

Documentary is what I keep coming back to. The people I've filmed — woodworkers, drivers, dancers, founders — all gave me something honest, and that's the kind of work I want to keep making. The free-projects policy isn't a gimmick; it's the only way I've found to keep the work pointed at the right things.

I shoot, edit, color, sound-design, animate, and finish in-house. One person, end-to-end. Which means we can move fast, change direction, and stay close to the story without a committee in the room.

Experience

2021–24 HURAGAN ProductionCo-owner · DOP · Editor · VFX
2016–21 FreelanceEditor · Motion Designer
2016–17 SP ProductionDOP · Editor
2016–17 Syndicate ProductionDOP · Editor
2012–15 KPITVCameraman
2012–16 Kyiv Polytechnic UniversityBachelor's Degree

Craft

  • Shooting / DOP
  • Editing / Story
  • Color Grading / Davinci
  • Sound Design / Mix
  • Motion Design / 2D · 3D
  • VFX / Comp

Tools

  • Adobe Suite / AE · Pr · Ps
  • Blender 3D / 3D · Sim
  • DaVinci Resolve / Color

Tell me a story worth filming. If I'm in, the film is free.

A short note is enough. Who you are, what's happening, why now. I read everything. If it's a fit, we talk. If it isn't, I'll tell you — and sometimes point you to someone who could.

Instagram @nazarkursant
Based Kirkland, WA
Region PNW · Travel OK