Matthew Westfall

Matthew Westfall is an American writer, urbanist, and award-winning documentary filmmaker.[1]

Personal life

He was born in New York City and was raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. He currently resides in the Philippines with his wife Laurie and their three daughters.

Career

As a documentary filmmaker, he made films that featured narrators such as Malcolm McDowell, Willem Dafoe, and F. Murray Abraham.

As a writer, he wrote the book The Devil's Causeway: The True Story of America's First Prisoners of War in the Philippines, and the Heroic Expedition Sent to Their Rescue,[2][3] which was praised by 12th Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos, who referred to it as documenting "an epic tale of military campaigning and colonial conquest" and "proving once again that the truth is stranger than fiction" and called it "an inspiring story of courage, sacrifice, and patriotism by the various protagonists – regardless of nationality."[4]

Award

He received the prestigious Paul Davidoff National Award for Advocacy Planning from the American Planning Association for his documentary On Borrowed Land executive produced by Oliver Stone and funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

References
  1. "Biography". Matthew Westfall. 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  2. "'The Devil's Causeway' unearths forgotten tale from Philippine-American War". GMA News Online. December 5, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  3. "'The Devil's Causeway': A tale of heroism and the siege of Baler in 1898". philstar.com. January 19, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  4. Westfall, Matthew (2012). The Devil's Causeway: The True Story of America's First Prisoners of War in the Philippines, and the Heroic Expedition Sent to Their Rescue: Editorial Reviews. ISBN 978-0762780297.
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