He believes that the first original feature film script he wrote, entitled "Deadly Screams" is cursed. He has tried to film the movie on several occasions and every time something has happened to the cast or crew that has prevented the production from taking place.
After writing screenplays for several years, and not wanting to sell off his original ideas, Matthew Cichella finally stepped behind the camera in 2006, directing his first real production, "Obsession.".
Every screenplay he has written has taken place in the fictional town of Whipton, Illinois.
Matthew Cichellas first film was produced at a young age of ten years old. It was a shortened version of Kevin Costners Robin Hood. Nowadays Matthew likes to joke about this as he "was remaking films before remaking films was popular.".
Matthew has written a screenplay and a novel of the same story called "The Journey - Forever and Always." This story is based on real life events that took place in his mid-twenties. It is strongly influenced by his faith and how through faith one can overcome anything.
Matthew Cichella currently resides in Rockford, Illinois. While he loves the glamorous life that Hollywood can bring, hes set in his ways in his hometown and doesnt see a change of location any time in the near future.
