Portrait Hala Matar

Hala Matar

Hala Matar is a Bahraini film director. 

You can call her multi-talented, since she has directed commercials and branded films for Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Moncler, Kenzo, Vivienne Westwood, Issy Miyake and Diesel.

Just recently Hala completed her first feature film, ELECTRA starring Maria Bakalova (Academy Award nominated for Borat 2), Jack Farthing (Spencer), Abigail Cowen (Fate: The Winx) and Daryl Wein (Something from Tiffany’s).

She also directed TV series and did music videos for Interpol, The Voidz and Poolside, and has worked with a variety of talents including Kristen Stewart, Chloe Sevigny, Johnny Knoxville, Suki Waterhouse, Anton Yelchin and Matthew Gray Gubler.

Last but not least she curates art exhibitions and has worked with internationally renowned artists including Martin Creed, Ryan Gander, Madeline Hollander, Gohar World, Peter Shire, Darren Bader and Piero Golia.