Just Matthew is a feature film currently in development, based on an award-winning original series concept.
The project expands the story into a full-length cinematic narrative focused on character, humor, and emotional depth, while preserving the tone of the original project and offering international appeal.
The film explores how sincerity and kindness can transform lives in a world obsessed with success, status, and control.
LOGLINE
This is the story of an awkward immigrant handyman named Matthew who, due to his lack of repair experience and clumsiness turns every new order into a disaster. But thanks to his pure heart and quirky outlook, he manages to solve not technical but human problems.
SyNOPSiS
Matthew is a kind, but physically and spiritually strong man from Ukraine. Arriving in the United States in search of a new life, he faces a harsh reality: without licenses, confident English skills, or formal education, it is nearly impossible for him to find a decent job. In order to survive, he takes low-paying work and begins doing small handyman jobs on the side.
Lacking professional repair skills and constantly finding himself in awkward and often comedic situations, Matthew repeatedly risks turning each job into a disaster. His repairs frequently become near-catastrophes — things break, fall apart, leak, or spiral out of control. Yet it is precisely in this chaos that something important begins to happen.
Matthew possesses a rare quality — unconventional thinking, deep empathy, and genuine kindness toward people. While fixing a leaking faucet or a broken shelf, he unexpectedly helps those around him confront much deeper problems: family conflicts, loneliness, unspoken fears, and the loss of inner stability. Without realizing it, he brings peace and harmony into other people’s homes.
These qualities are Matthew’s true superpower — one he is not even aware of. It is so powerful that it changes people’s destinies, forces them to pause, look at their lives differently, and awaken. Sometimes, in order to build something new, something old must first be broken. The chaos Matthew brings becomes the beginning of healing.
Just Matthew is a feature-length film about kindness as a real, forgotten superpower, and about a man who, by selflessly helping others, slowly finds himself.
GENNADII OMELIANIUK
Producer · Screenwriter · Lead Actor (Matthew)
Creator of the Just Matthew universe and lead actor portraying Matthew.
ALEXANDER BEREZAN
Director · Co-Producer
Ukrainian director and co-producer based in the USA.
Graduate of the Kyiv National University of Theatre and Film.
Alexander has directed and worked on multiple feature films and series across drama, comedy, and historical genres. His work focuses on strong characters, emotional storytelling, and cinematic realism.
Selected credits include: My Face (2025), Taste of Freedom (2023), Cossacks. An Absolutely Fake Story (2020), Let’s Dance (2019), Noble Tramps (2018), Together Forever (2013).
Post-Production Supervisor · Co-Producer
CEO & DI Colorist — TheDBPost
An entrepreneur, DI colorist, and CEO of the post-production company TheDBPost.
With international experience in Europe and the USA, specializes in post-production supervision, visual storytelling, and workflow development for independent and international film projects.
TheDBPost, founded in 2023, provides high-quality post-production services for film and media.
On Just Matthew, serves as Post-Production Supervisor and Co-Producer for the feature film currently in development.
