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Comment: Fails WP:ANYBIO / WP:NCREATIVE - requires significant coverage about the individual in multiple independent secondary sources. As previously indicated YouTube, Genius, Digital Memorial and IMDb are not acceptable or reliable sources. Dan arndt (talk) 08:11, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: Digital Memorial, YouTube, Genius and IMDb are not reliable sources. Theroadislong (talk) 09:45, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
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| Born | December 6, 1990 (age 34) |
| Occupation | Music video director • film director • animator |
| Years active | 2013-present |
Matthew Jude Kelly (born December 6, 1990) known profesionally as M Works is a Canadian born music video director. Kelly has been credited for directing over 300 music videos including Pressa, Smiley, Raz Fresco, Smoke Dawg, Puffy Lz, Yung Tory Baka Not Nice, Roney Nav[1], Junia-T, JRDN, Rich Kidd and Prime Boys[2]
Early Life
[edit]Kelly was born in Toronto, Ontario to Jamaican and African American parents Jude Kelly and Florence Dunn. He attended Woodlands High School in Mississauga. He is also the grandson of National Football League and Canadian Football League champion lineman Ellison Kelly.[3]
Career
[edit]2008-2011
[edit]Kelly completed a digital cinematography course at George Brown College. From 2011 to 2012, he co-produced "Juno Hoops," a celebrity basketball game curated by the Juno Awards that featured entertainers such as Donovan Bailey, Preme, Keysha Fresh JRDN, JDiggz and Glenn Lewis.[4] In 2012 Kelly completed a internship at Face Films, a Greater Toronto Area video production house.
2013-2020: Early career
[edit]In 2013, Kelly founded 'M Works,' a video production hub that focused on Toronto music videos. His work has been featured on CBC[5], Vice[6], Complex[7] and Exclaim.[8]
2021 - Present
[edit]In 2023 Kelly would launch the M Works Film Festivala annual event at the Innis Town Hall theatre that celebrates film in Canada.[9] In the same year he would also launch the WBK Academy, a film and animation workshop.
In addition to music video, Kelly has directed two short films. Mind of the Mask alongside Dragan Andic[10] and Wander. In 2024 he would produce the short film Cycles. Kelly has received multiple awards from Music Canada for contributing to records that achieved certified Canadian gold status.[11]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]• 2022:The Gifted Gab
• 2023: Mind of the Mask
• 2024: Cycles
• 2025: Wander
Documentaries
[edit]• 2017: The Retour Toronto
• 2019: The Retour Toronto 2
• 2020: The Retour Toronto 3
Music Videos
[edit]2015
[edit]• Pressa featuring Robin Banks, FB and GD - "Wass Gang"
• Casper TNG -"Know Better"
2016
[edit]• Robin Banks featuring FB - "Priceless
• Junia-T featuring Briskinthehouse - "My My My"
• Smoke Dawg - "Panda"
• Pengz featuring Slugz and French - "Im Da Man"
• Casper TNG featuring K Money, RK and Cizzle - "Up"
• Yung Tory featuring Yung Jizzel - "Drippin"
2018
[edit]• Roney - "First Day Out"
2019
[edit]• Raz Fresco - "Knowledge Add 6 Cyphers"
• Roney - "Dark Joker"
2021
[edit]• Naturally Born Strangers - "Sriracha"
• Raz Fresco featuring Futurewave - "Dead Planet"
2020
[edit]• Roney featuring YH - "Attachable"
• Raz Fresco featuring The 6th Letter and Briskinthehouse - "Magnetic Godz"
2022
[edit]• Raz Fresco featuring Funk Lo - " Stolen Goods]"
• Tona featuring Shad and Drezus - "Triple Crown"
• The 6th Letter featuring Daniel Son - "Hands Clean"
2023
[edit]• Peter Jackson featuring JRDN "Like Father, Like Son"
• Roney - "Brothers"
2024
[edit]• Blacka Da Don - "Studio City"
• Peter Jackson featuring Caleigh Barker and Claire Virginia - "Numb"
References
[edit]- ^ "Nav-diamonds-lyrics". Genius. December 18, 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "M Works Youtube Channel". Youtube. May 17, 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Ellison Kelly Obituary". Digital Memorial. February 11, 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Juno Hoops Celebrity Basketball Game". Youtube. February 28, 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "How to create your own podcast". CBC. January 18, 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Pastuk, Slava (June 15, 2015). "PREMIERE: Enter Casper's World of Mystery in the Video for "Know Better"". VICE. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Pavlakos, Louis (November 25, 2022). "Premiere: Raz Fresco & Nicholas Craven Drop Claymation Video For "Stolen Goods"". Complex. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Slingerland, Calum (March 9, 2016). ""My, My, My" (ft. Briskinthehouse) (video)". Exclaim. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Thompson, Bianca (July 3, 2023). "M Works Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary with New Film Festival in Toronto". The Gifted Gab. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Mind of the Mask". IMBD. May 16, 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Music Canada. August 19, 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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