Matison LeBlanc is a Louisiana-born filmmaker whose work is rooted in the untold stories of her culture, community, and the female condition. Rooted in the textures of her upbringing, her films seek to illuminate the silences surrounding women’s lives and the inherited systems that shape them.  Drawing from a multidisciplinary background in painting, theatre, dance, and writing, she brings a distinct visual lyricism and emotional precision to her work.

Matison is a first-generation, Summa Cum Laude graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she wrote and directed five short films. Her debut feature, Ada and the Doc, is inspired by the untold true story of the first woman executed by the state of Louisiana, set in her hometown of Morgan City. The project expands on a proof-of-concept short that screened at Oscar-qualifying festivals, including the 2025 Festival de Cannes, and marks the beginning of her continued exploration of women navigating systems designed to contain them.

Her work has been recognized by the Sundance Institute, Writers Guild Initiative, Stowe Story Labs, Black List,  and has been featured in major publications such as IndieWire and Deadline. She most recently was named a Top 25 finalist in the Sofia Coppola x Decentralized Pictures Short Film Fund out of over 2,000 applicants. The Ada and the Doc feature screenplay also recently made the Wscripted x Mubi Cannes Screenplay list, juried by Elisabeth Moss, Daphne Schmon & Ash Mayfair

 

Beyond her own projects, Matison has sharpened her leadership and communication skills on professional productions for Amazon MGM, AMC, A&E, and the NFL, and has expanded her global industry perspective through internships with the American Pavilion’s Cannes 2024 Worldwide Student Program and with Lionsgate’s International Sales Team in 2025.