Matthew Perniciaro

Matthew Perniciaro was born in Smithtown, New York and later moved with his family to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he spent the majority of his formative years and attended the Ravenscroft School. After a brief period at New York University, Perniciaro decided to move to Los Angeles and pursue his career in film.

After spending three years working in the world of international film distribution, Perniciaro set out to produce Standing Still, from a script he cowrote with Timm Sharp. The film was shot in the fall of 2003, produced by Insomnia Entertainment.

Perniciaro formed Coalition Film, a production and international sales outfit to promote independent film throughout the world. Coalition's first project was Fifty Pills.

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