Daggett Matar

Jürgen Böttcher and Documentary Film introduces the reader to this east-German filmmaker who, despite having made 40 films from the east side of the Berlin Wall, is practically unknown.

Elizabeth Daggett Matar is Assistant Professor in the College of Mass Media and Communication at American University in the Emirates, teaching media production, and adjunct professor at Middlesex University, Dubai teaching immersive storytelling. In 2011, Matar was named an ＂expert＂ in documentary film by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Cultural Affairs’ Documentary Showcase Program. She completed this work as part of a Doctorate in Media and Communication at Universität Hamburg.