Directing

Daria Matza

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Credits

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From an early age, Daria Matza has been intrigued by storytelling and images that transport us, move us, and create great change in the world. On this journey of stories Daria helped produce segments for news organizations (MSNBC and PBS), produced independent films, and worked on major motion pictures. With a great passion for documentary film, her directorial debut, A Capital Beat, chronicled the vibrant history and culture of Go-Go music and its social impact on the community. Since then she’s been a part of more than a dozen documentaries including Keep on Moving, Starved, and An Inaugural Ride to Freedom, which won an Emmy Award. Years ago she produced Styria, a gothic feature film st…

Known for

The Curse of Styria poster
4.4

In 1989, Lara Hill, accompanies her art historian father to an abandoned castle across the Iron Curtain. From a car crash outside of the castle, emerges the beautiful and mysterious Carmilla. Lara secrets Carmilla into the castle and the two are drawn into an intoxicating relationship. But when Carmilla mysteriously disappears, and women of the town begin committing suicide, Lara’s psychic wounds erupt into a living nightmare that consumes the entire town of Styria.

The Curse of Styria

2014

Starved poster
NR

Starved is a short documentary that delves into the dysfunctional relationship most women face with food and their bodies. The film follows five women with varying degrees of disordered eating (anorexia, bulimia, yo-yo dieting, obesity, overall body dissatisfaction), their paths to recovery, and beyond. Experts like Anita Johnston, Mary Taylor and Geneen Roth examine the historic, social, familial and psychological factors of disordered eating and speak about their experiences in the recovery field. Most importantly, Starved reveals the inner landscapes of women's suffering. It provides a mental, emotional, and spiritual lens into this pervasive and devastating issue.

Starved

2006

Rise of the Giants poster
6.0

Rise of the Giants follows a group of dedicated and eccentric farmers' race to grow the world's largest pumpkin (2032 pounds!) Along the way the film reveals how the plant changed the course of U.S. history, how farming helps incarcerated addicts with their recovery, and how a community of young growers have rediscovered their farming roots.

Rise of the Giants

2014

Behind the camera

The Curse of Styria poster
4.4

In 1989, Lara Hill, accompanies her art historian father to an abandoned castle across the Iron Curtain. From a car crash outside of the castle, emerges the beautiful and mysterious Carmilla. Lara secrets Carmilla into the castle and the two are drawn into an intoxicating relationship. But when Carmilla mysteriously disappears, and women of the town begin committing suicide, Lara’s psychic wounds erupt into a living nightmare that consumes the entire town of Styria.

The Curse of Styria

2014

Starved poster
NR

Starved is a short documentary that delves into the dysfunctional relationship most women face with food and their bodies. The film follows five women with varying degrees of disordered eating (anorexia, bulimia, yo-yo dieting, obesity, overall body dissatisfaction), their paths to recovery, and beyond. Experts like Anita Johnston, Mary Taylor and Geneen Roth examine the historic, social, familial and psychological factors of disordered eating and speak about their experiences in the recovery field. Most importantly, Starved reveals the inner landscapes of women's suffering. It provides a mental, emotional, and spiritual lens into this pervasive and devastating issue.

Starved

2006

Starved poster
NR

Starved is a short documentary that delves into the dysfunctional relationship most women face with food and their bodies. The film follows five women with varying degrees of disordered eating (anorexia, bulimia, yo-yo dieting, obesity, overall body dissatisfaction), their paths to recovery, and beyond. Experts like Anita Johnston, Mary Taylor and Geneen Roth examine the historic, social, familial and psychological factors of disordered eating and speak about their experiences in the recovery field. Most importantly, Starved reveals the inner landscapes of women's suffering. It provides a mental, emotional, and spiritual lens into this pervasive and devastating issue.

Starved

2006

Rise of the Giants poster
6.0

Rise of the Giants follows a group of dedicated and eccentric farmers' race to grow the world's largest pumpkin (2032 pounds!) Along the way the film reveals how the plant changed the course of U.S. history, how farming helps incarcerated addicts with their recovery, and how a community of young growers have rediscovered their farming roots.

Rise of the Giants

2014

Rise of the Giants poster
6.0

Rise of the Giants follows a group of dedicated and eccentric farmers' race to grow the world's largest pumpkin (2032 pounds!) Along the way the film reveals how the plant changed the course of U.S. history, how farming helps incarcerated addicts with their recovery, and how a community of young growers have rediscovered their farming roots.

Rise of the Giants

2014