“I love it.  Made me cry it’s so beautiful.”

Norman Lear

Producer/Creator- Good Times, All In The Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons

“Absolutely lovely to say the least.”

Zach Galifianakis

Actor- The Hangover

“I really enjoyed Pickin’ & Trimmin’!”

Ted Hope

Producer- American Splendor, The Savages, Adventureland

“The reception to Pickin’ & Trimmin’ was incredible.  People were whistling, clapping, and cheering throughout and at the end of the film.  The audience couldn’t stop raving during the credits...the buzz was quite delightful.”

Laura Vogel

Program Coordinator-  Aspen Shortsfest

"A Twilight Zone journey to a place not touched by the river of time, because time is kept at bay by music that is timeless."

Terry Rossio

Academy Award-Nominated writer- Shrek, Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl

“Pickin’ & Trimmin’ is a beautiful, lyrical tribute to small town America.”

Don Payne

Emmy Award-winning writer- The Simpsons, Fantastic Four 2

"I hope Morris might consider trying to qualify this piece for a Best Doc Short Subject Oscar; it's a superb piece of storytelling clocking in under twelve minutes with lots to say about all kinds of things, in a subtle and artful way.  I could have watched a lot more." - Still In Motion

“Another buzzed-about world premiere doc was the 23-minute “Pickin’ & Trimmin’” a look at a barbershop/hootenanny by Matt Morris. Many were surprised when the audience-pleaser failed to win any official kudos at the fest.” - IndieWIRE

"Wilmington, North Carolina, resident Matt Morris traveled to the film festival to showcase his very first movie, Pickin' and Trimmin', a documentary about a barbershop in the mountains of North Carolina. Morris described the movie, shot in just two days, as "a time capsule of 50s southern Americana." When his name was called as winner of The Diane Seligman Award for Best Short Documentary, a stunned Morris leaped the four and a half feet onto stage. "I've been making short films since I was 16, and this is the first time I ever got an award for anything, except a pottery award in junior high school," a grinning Morris said.”  - Woodstock Times

“After about five minutes in you realize you are watching the most endearing thing captured on film since the birth of a baby lion. Seeing old dudes waving at cars while they tell you about a guy who plays the banjo “different every time” honestly made me happy to be alive.” - Street Carnage

"One of the simple and direct charms of this series was “Pickin’ and Trimmin’” by Matt Morris, revealing the inner world of a Drexel, North Carolina barbershop. Most of the businesses have left town, and the town barber shop goes by its generic name with the same barber who’s been at the chair for 60 years. The magic is that musicians come from miles around for lively bluegrass jams in the equally generically named Back Room. Filmmaker Matt Morris’ vibrant portrayal of clean fun in good people is perfectly done." -The Record

“This short was G-R-E-A-T.” - Poughkeepsie Journal

“Pickin’ & Trimmin’ is a short but endearing film.” - The Valley Advocate

Savannah Morning News