Daphne Matziaraki

Daphne Matziaraki is a Greek director, writer and producer, graduated from University of California, Berkeley.^[1] Her thesis-film 4.1 Miles (with Kyriakos Papadopoulos) received critical appraisal and recognition earning her a Gold Medal at 43rd Annual Student Academy Awards,^[2][3] The film went onto receive a nomination for Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 89th Academy Awards.^[4][5][6]

Her first feature-length documentary The Battle for Laikipia premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win multiple awards and accolades allover the world.

Filmography

• 2014: Frontline TV Series documentary, production assistant - 1 episode
• 2015: Independent Lens - TV Series documentary, intern - 1 episode
• 2016: 4.1 Miles - director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor
• 2018: Container - director, writer, producer, cinematographer
• 2023: The Battle for Laikipia - director, producer, cinematographer

Awards and nominations

• Selected: The Battle for Laikipia for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Documentary Competition^[7]
• Won: The Battle for Laikipia for the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Land Sky Sea Award
• Won: The Battle for Laikipia for the 2024 El Gouna Film festival Green Star Award
• Nominated: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
• Won: Peabody Award
• Won: International Documentary Association
• Gold Medal: Student Academy Award for Best Documentary
• Won 2017 Pell Center Prize for Documentary