Matthew Bauer (film director)

Matthew Bauer is an Australian film director, producer and writer. He is best known for his 2022 directorial debut, The Other Fellow. Bauer was longlisted for Best Debut Director (Feature Documentary) at the 2022 British Independent Film Awards.

Early life and education
Bauer was born in Adelaide, Australia. He made several short films in high school before leaving law school to attend New York University Tisch School of the Arts, graduating with an MA in film and television production.

Career
While at Tisch, Bauer thought of reaching out to real men whose names are James Bond and began investigating across Facebook and asking if they had any stories that he can include in his film and by interviewing them, he got unexpected life stories which became the subject of The Other Fellow that Bauer directed, wrote and produced. The film was shot over ten years.

The documentary had its world premiere at the 2022 Doc Edge Film Festival as its Opening Night Film where it won its category and was nominated for Best International Feature. It was released in cinemas in the USA on February 17, 2023, and the UK on May 19, 2023.

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a score of 93%, based on 27 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Breezy in terms of length yet surprisingly expansive with its scope, The Other Fellow uses the experience of sharing a world-famous role to pose probing questions of privacy and identity."