Matthew Helderman

Producer

Matthew Helderman is the CEO and co-founder of BondIt Media Capital and Buffalo 8. Helderman founded Buffalo 8 in 2010, while an undergrad student at Lake Forest College. Buffalo 8 has since premiered projects at Sundance, SXSW, and Berlin, as well as producing the Netflix original film “Rodney King” directed by Spike Lee and the global Netflix hit “Conversations With a Killer: Jeffrey Dahmer” directed by Emmy winner Joe Berlinger.

In 2013, he co-founded BondIt Media Capital and has led BondIt in the deployment of over $250M of capital in over 400+ film, television, and media opportunities, while raising $30M of equity and debt for a partial sale to public traded Accord Financial (TSX: ACD) in addition to expanding the company’s credit facility to $75M in 2020 with Texas based hedge fund Revere Capital.

BondIt projects include Oscar nominated Loving Vincent, the Roland Emerich directed war epic Midway, the Indie Spirit winner The Peanut Butter Falcon, and projects Robert De Niro, Bruce Willis, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Nicolas Cage, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson, Kevin James, Morgan Freeman, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Smith, and Samuel L. Jackson resulting in over $500M+ of worldwide box office performances.

Helderman also co-managed the acquisition of 30-year-old entertainment payroll firm, ABS Payroll in 2017 and today serves as an Executive Director, Partner, and Board Member having overseen the sale of the business to largest PEO provider in the United States, Vensure Employer Services.

Helderman graduated from Lake Forest College with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, has been a featured TED speaker, profiled in the New York Times, and is a member of YPO.

Directing

2011 The Alumni Chapter Director

Writing

2011 The Alumni Chapter Writer

Production

2026 Giant Executive Producer
2026 Night Patrol Executive Producer
2026 Dead Howling Executive Producer
2026 The Florist Executive Producer
2026 Blue Skies on Mars Executive Producer
2026 Tube-E Movie Executive Producer
2026 Protector Executive Producer In Library
2026 Vanished Co-Producer In Library
2025 Bob Trevino Likes It Executive Producer
2025 Guns Up Executive Producer
2025 Darkness of Man Executive Producer
2025 Alarum Executive Producer
2025 Bau, Artist at War Executive Producer
2025 Fog of War Executive Producer
2025 Killing Faith Executive Producer
2025 Rust Executive Producer
2025 Lilly Executive Producer
2025 Dig Me No Grave Executive Producer
2025 Off the Grid Executive Producer
2025 Final Recovery Executive Producer
2025 Appalachian Dog Executive Producer
2025 Locked Executive Producer
2025 This Is Not a Test Executive Producer In Library
2025 Fall Is a Good Time to Die Executive Producer
2025 Beggarman Executive Producer
2025 Silent Night, Deadly Night Executive Producer
2025 Ocean's View Executive Producer
2025 The Madness of David Judge Executive Producer
2025 The Ritual Executive Producer
2025 Diablo Executive Producer
2025 Jujji Executive Producer
2025 Thieves Highway Executive Producer
2025 Hunting Season Executive Producer
2025 The Installation Executive Producer
2025 Intruder Executive Producer
2025 Exit Protocol Executive Producer
2025 Driver's Ed Executive Producer
2025 Shakti Executive Producer
2025 The Book of Raven Executive Producer
2025 Mind. Body. Money. Executive Producer
2025 Queendom Come Executive Producer
2025 No Country for Old People Executive Producer
2024 Woman of the Hour Executive Producer
2024 Parachute Executive Producer
2024 Dandelion Executive Producer
2024 Cult Killer Executive Producer
2024 Parallel Executive Producer
2024 Armor Executive Producer
2024 Scrambled Executive Producer
2024 Damaged Executive Producer
2024 Cash Out Executive Producer
2024 Succubus Executive Producer
2024 Agent Recon Executive Producer
2024 Blood for Dust Executive Producer In Library
2024 The Fall Executive Producer
2024 Quantum Suicide Executive Producer
2024 Terrifier 3 Executive Producer
2024 White Crow Executive Producer
2024 Dil Rakh: Gloves of Kin Executive Producer
2024 The Girl in the Pool Executive Producer
2024 Finger Laced Crown Executive Producer
2024 Midas Man Co-Executive Producer
2024 Dawn Dusk Executive Producer
2024 One Night in Tokyo Executive Producer
2024 Bad Things Executive Producer
2024 Luto Executive Producer
2024 The Message Executive Producer
2023 Til Death Do Us Part Executive Producer
2023 The Hive Executive Producer
2023 The Donor Party Executive Producer
2023 97 Minutes Executive Producer
2023 American Cherry Executive Producer
2023 One Ranger Executive Producer
2023 Psychosis Executive Producer
2023 Nico Executive Producer
2023 The Christmas Classic Executive Producer
2023 Confidential Informant Executive Producer
2023 Sheroes Executive Producer
2023 Mob Land Executive Producer
2023 Fear the Night Executive Producer
2023 Due Justice Executive Producer
2023 Aporia Executive Producer
2023 How to Ruin the Holidays Executive Producer
2023 The Problem of the Hero Executive Producer
2023 Snorkeling Executive Producer
2023 Benji's Hour Executive Producer
2023 Underdeveloped Executive Producer
2022 Dig Executive Producer
2022 Paradise City Executive Producer
2022 Clerks III Executive Producer
2022 Blowback Executive Producer
2022 High Heat Executive Producer
2022 Slayers Executive Producer
2022 First Time Caller Executive Producer
2022 Panama Executive Producer
2022 Wrong Place Executive Producer
2022 Hot Seat Executive Producer
2022 Safe Room Executive Producer
2022 Tenkiller Executive Producer
2022 Mindcage Executive Producer
2022 Immediate Family Executive Producer
2022 American Siege Executive Producer
2022 Gasoline Alley Executive Producer
2022 Book of Love Executive Producer
2022 Free Dead or Alive Executive Producer
2022 The Commando Executive Producer
2022 Dual Executive Producer
2022 On the Line Executive Producer
2022 As They Made Us Executive Producer
2022 Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes Executive Producer
2021 A Space in Time Co-Executive Producer
2021 National Champions Executive Producer
2021 Fatal Frenemies Executive Producer
2021 Out of Death Producer
2021 The Fallout Executive Producer
2021 Rogue Hostage Executive Producer
2021 Intervention Executive Producer
2021 Deadly Radio Romance Executive Producer
2021 Castle Falls Executive Producer
2021 Deadlock Executive Producer
2021 Midnight in the Switchgrass Executive Producer
2021 The Reckoning Executive Producer
2021 Apex Executive Producer
2021 Survive the Game Executive Producer
2021 Cosmic Sin Executive Producer
2021 Body Brokers Executive Producer
2021 Redemption Day Executive Producer
2021 Ida Red Executive Producer
2020 Becky Executive Producer
2020 Revenge for Daddy Executive Producer
2020 Intensive Care Executive Producer
2020 The Pale Door Executive Producer
2020 I Used to Go Here Executive Producer
2020 Becoming Co-Executive Producer
2020 Hard Kill Executive Producer
2020 Hooking Up Executive Producer
2020 The Horror Crowd Executive Producer
2020 Terror Lake Drive Executive Producer
2019 Driven Executive Producer
2019 Run with the Hunted Executive Producer
2019 Zombie Tidal Wave Co-Executive Producer
2019 Trauma Center Executive Producer
2019 Beyond the Law Executive Producer
2019 A Girl from Mogadishu Executive Producer
2019 In Bed with a Killer Executive Producer
2019 The Weekend Co-Executive Producer
2019 3022 Executive Producer
2019 The Aspern Papers Executive Producer
2019 The Final Wish Executive Producer
2019 Fisherman's Friends Executive Producer
2019 Teacher Producer
2019 Awake Executive Producer
2019 Above the Shadows Executive Producer
2019 Crown Vic Executive Producer
2019 After Class Executive Producer
2019 Doctor Death Executive Producer
2019 Crypto Co-Executive Producer
2019 Sometimes Always Never Executive Producer
2018 Welcome the Stranger Executive Producer
2018 Patrick Executive Producer
2018 Bel Canto Co-Executive Producer
2018 A Night to Regret Executive Producer
2018 Black Water Executive Producer
2018 All the Devil's Men Executive Producer
2018 Bronx SIU Executive Producer
2017 A Mother's Sacrifice Executive Producer
2017 An Imperfect Murder Co-Executive Producer
2017 American Violence Executive Producer
2017 Rodney King Executive Producer
2017 Shock and Awe Executive Producer
2016 31 Executive Producer
2016 Little Men Executive Producer
2016 Rupture Executive Producer
2016 Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero Supervising Producer
2016 On Wings of Eagles Executive Producer
2016 Isolation Executive Producer
2016 The Journey Is the Destination Executive Producer
2015 Rehearsal Executive Producer
2014 The Incredible Adventure of Jojo (And His Annoying Little Sister Avila) Supervising Producer
— Christmas at the Kringles Executive Producer
— Steven's Pass Executive Producer
— The Razor's Edge Executive Producer
— Dog Years Executive Producer
— The American Spring Executive Producer
— The Swallow Executive Producer
— Catching Bullets Executive Producer
— The Night Driver Executive Producer
— La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America Executive Producer
— Moments of Youth Executive Producer
— Peaches Executive Producer
— The Football Mindset Executive Producer
— Barren Executive Producer
— The Cycle Executive Producer
— Sofia Producer