Gnashing the Gnash

Director Matt Pope and actor Victoria Jackson

Big-time choreographer Michael "Flats" Footley (Gareth Reynolds) thinks he has locked his jaws on the next Broadway sensation: the historic Swampwater, Florida, dance called "gnashing".

The only trouble is, religious gnasher Andrea "Chatter" Wilson (Victorica Jackson) is determined to chomp down on the commercialization of her beloved tradition.

Performers, promoters and true-believers find themselves fighting tooth and nail to get a bite of Flat's dream to put gnashing in the bright lights of the musical stage.

This struggle for success is going to take every inch of Flat's creativity and determination, plus regular brushing and flossing.

Matthew Pope

Director Matthew Pope writes, directs, and produces films, television, commercials, and music videos.

Matthew is the founder and President of Summerset Productions, LLC. He attended the prestigious graduate Film School at Florida State University, where he was chosen to write and direct one of the school's renowned thesis films.

While there, Matthew won the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award - an award given annually to one winning filmmaker nationwide. His winning film The Line Starts Here was subsequently shown in over 21,000 theaters across the country, and was seen by an estimated 80 million people nationwide.

After graduating from FSU, Matthew continued winning awards when the film Once Broken, which he wrote and directed, won the Director's Choice award for Best Film in its category at the 2006 Sedona International Film Festival.

Matthew is currently in development on the feature film Crackerjack, executive-produced by Jeff Foxworthy, and is the creator and executive producer of two hour-long television pilots currently in production.