About:

Matan Tal is a Berlin-based filmmaker, writer, and director specialising in desktop documentaries, essay films, and experimental cinema. He is known for tackling heavy subjects, from Greek tragedies and the Holocaust to death and disability, all with humour, irony, and a lightness of touch. Blending identity, memory, and postmodern storytelling, his films are both thought-provoking and unexpectedly playful.

Since 2016, Tal has been creating short films, medium-length films, and digital essay projects that challenge traditional forms of cinema. His distinctive use of the desktop documentary format positions him among a growing wave of filmmakers redefining how stories are told in the digital age.

In 2019, Raindance Film Festival named him one of the Top 10 Berlin Filmmakers to Watch. His films have screened internationally and circulated online, contributing to the expanding conversation around contemporary independent film, experimental documentary, and postmodern media art.

Tal studied Film Studies at Tel Aviv University and continues to develop projects that blend cinematic craft with digital innovation. His work has been shown at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, in Berlin’s art-house cinemas such as Moviemento and Sputnik, and was part of a retrospective at the Sorbonne in Paris. He has also taken part in prestigious talent development programs, including the Reykjavik Talent Lab, VIU Summer School, and the European Creators’ Lab.