Selected Work · 2021–2024
Six films, six worlds. Watch them here.
Nazar Matvieichev · Open to projects · 2026
I make documentaries. If I love your story, I'll make the film for free — five seats a year, chosen on the story alone. Everything else — brand films, events, motion design — is the craft that pays for the obsession.
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.
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.
A maker, a small business, a community, a parent doing something quietly extraordinary. Not a logo.
A craft, a fight, a turning point, a place that's disappearing. Stories with weight.
You let me in. Workshop, kitchen, garage, road trip — wherever the story actually lives.
I document what's already true. If you want a polished commercial, we can talk about a paid project.
Short and feature documentary production — research, shooting, interviews, story edit, finish. The heart of the practice, made in and around Kirkland.
Story / DOP / EditDocumentary-style films about founders, makers, and small businesses across Bellevue, Redmond, and the Eastside. Honest films that customers actually watch.
Doc-style / CommercialCinematic event coverage and recap films — conferences, openings, community events, performances. Shot to feel like a film, not a feed.
Coverage / Recap2D/3D motion graphics, animation, and VFX compositing in After Effects and Blender — titles, explainers, and effects that serve the story.
2D · 3D / CompEditing, color grading in DaVinci Resolve, sound design and mix. Bring your footage — leave with a finished film.
Edit / Color / SoundMy studio and starting point. Video production and documentary filmmaking in Kirkland — from waterfront small businesses to the stories tucked into Totem Lake garages and Juanita kitchens. Same-day scouting, no travel fees.
Videographer for Bellevue brands, founders, and events — corporate stories told like documentaries, not ads. Downtown, BelRed, Factoria: if your story lives there, I'll film it there.
Video production for Redmond teams, studios, and makers — product films, team documentaries, event coverage. Comfortable around tech, happier around people.
Documentary filmmaker for greater Seattle — plus Woodinville, Bothell, and the wider Puget Sound. For the right story, the whole Pacific Northwest is in range. Travel is never the obstacle.
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.
Every project is scoped individually — a one-day business story film costs far less than a multi-month documentary. Because I shoot, edit, color, and sound-design everything myself, there's no agency overhead. And every year, five documentary projects are completely free — chosen on the strength of the story alone.
Yes. Five seats a year for unpaid documentary projects — real people, real stakes, real access. If I love your story, I make the film for free. No catch: the work has to mean something, to you and to me.
I'm based in Kirkland, Washington and regularly film in Bellevue, Redmond, Seattle, Woodinville, Bothell, and across the Eastside. For the right story I'll travel anywhere in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Everything end-to-end: story development, cinematography, interviews, editing, color grading in DaVinci Resolve, sound design and mix, motion design, and VFX. One person, one vision, no committee in the room.
A focused business story or event film typically takes two to four weeks from first shoot to final delivery. Documentaries depend on the story — some need a day of filming, some need a season. We agree on a timeline before the first frame.
Send a short note through the pitch form below: 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 help.
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.