The Natural State

About

Matthew Dougherty

Matthew Dougherty is an award-winning filmmaker, editor, and IDA-nominated composer based in New York's Catskill Mountains. His composition work includes the IDA-nominated score for the 2025 SXSW Grand Jury Prize-winner Shuffle; the HBO documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero; and Sundance premieres Kim's Video, Mardi Gras: Made in China, and Girl Model. After more than a decade of development, The Natural State is his directorial debut.

Credits

Directed by
Matthew Dougherty
Executive Producers
Jane CampionMahesh Bhatt
Producers
Matthew DoughertyRobin SchwartzKeith Wilson
Editors
Matthew DoughertyRobin Schwartz
Original Music by
Matthew Dougherty
Co-Producers
Max GreyMadeleine MolyneauxClare ManchonJoey Carey
Additional Editing
Chris PassigRik Chaubet
Sound Design
Matthew DoughertyColl Anderson
Sound Mix
Coll Anderson
Color Correction
Bradley Greer
Archival Footage by
Julie ThayerBob CarrPaul ArmsPaolo MarusigLisa Tarranto
Interview Camera and Sound
Matthew Dougherty
Associate Producers
Jeff PeixotoMae RyanRaj Trivedi
Story Consultants
Molly O’SheaRichard Miron
Music Supervisors
Douglas McGowanClare Manchon
Post Consultant
Eric Jacobs
Graphic Designer
Oso Jackson
Website
Toni Mager
Legal
Bianca GrimshawGranderson Des Rochers, LLP
Fair Use
Jonathan Fisher

Support

The Natural State is a fiscally sponsored project of the Center for Independent Documentary, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Donations made through CID are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law and go toward the film's completion and release.