Matter appeared in the 2014 Calgary International Film Festival's closing gala film, dark-comedy/thriller "Ally Was Screaming". He was nominated for a 2015 AMPIA Rosie Award, for his role as Andrew, the abusive estranged husband of the titular Ally. In November 2014 he was announced as one of the Whistler Film Festival's Rising Stars, a program designed to promote the next generation of Western Canadian actors poised for international careers. He also attended the festival's screening of "Ally Was Screaming", alongside his castmates.