What ever happened to the black child prodigy filmmaker Matty Rich?

[MrSarcasticus]

He made the feature film STRAIGHT OUT OF BROOKLYN at age 19. Later went on to make THE INKWELL.

After that, nothing. What happened to him?

[Snooooopy]

I don’t think his “Gummo” was all that well-received.

[refusal]

*Originally posted by Snooooopy *
**I don’t think his “Gummo” was all that well-received. **

Gummo was written and directed by Harmony Korine (also the writer of Kids). Or is this a different Gummo? (IMDb lists only the Korine one.)

Or have I been whooshed?

[refusal]

According to Spike Lee he didn’t have any talent and it all dried up for him after …Brooklyn:

Matty Rich, forget about it. Matty Poor. … You know Matty Rich came out talking all that shit. He made …what was the first one? … That film was him. That was his story, but you can only do that one time. What was the other one? … Whew. It’s unfortunate because when he came out he got bad advice. He was like “I’ve never read a film book, I don’t go to movies, I don’t know how to use a camera, I’m from the streets!” And eventually that was reflected in his filmmaking. He knew nothing about film.

[Snooooopy]

*Originally posted by refusal *
**Gummo was written and directed by Harmony Korine (also the writer of Kids). Or is this a different Gummo? (IMDb lists only the Korine one.)

Or have I been whooshed? **

No, you haven’t been whooshed. I was just mistaken. Dang!

[MovieMogul]

Spike’s right. One good, largely autobiographical film does not a prodigy make.

[Askia]

“Hey, I’m Matty Rich! You want fries with that?”

Nah… kidding.

Ah, Spike. Tactful and thoughtful as ever.

I suspect Spike was also pissed because he executive produced ’ The Inkwell" and counseled Matty Rich about his filmmaking talent and to go to film school and learn some basics-- and it all went in one ear and out the other. For my money, though – The Inkwell wasn’t unwatchable, just slow in spots and not Rich’s forte – middle class black aspirations and class struggles on a beach spot. To a working class kid from Brooklyn? Shee-yeah, right.