Matthew Daintrey-Hall
About
Matthew Daintrey-Hall (he/him) is a writer, lecturer, and educator, specialising in Film and Media Studies. He lives in Nairobi, Kenya where he runs Unseen Gems rooftop film club. He is currently working on his debut novel THE INTENSIFIED SKY.
Fiction
CITY OF SMILES
Published in the debut issue of Panel Magazine, short story CITY OF SMILES is a dark fantasy about identity and fame, inspired by a ‘real’ newspaper story about a school in 1930s Budapest that taught people how to smile.
ISLE OF NOISES
ISLE OF NOISES is a reverse-flow short story about a hedonistic night at the Sziget music festival, written to celebrate the month of July and translated into Hungarian for the Nagy Kepes almanac.
THE INTENSIFIED SKY
“Our science used to be so macho, so aggressive. Look at the words we used. We broke the sound barrier. We collided particles. We split the atom. The next big code to crack was deep space travel. Who would have thought? The best way to travel to the stars - is by making friends with tiny birds?”
Coming soon: Matthew's debut novel.
Non-Fiction
Matthew is a Film and Media Studies writer and lecturer who has produced a wealth of material to aid teachers and students. He is the author of Teaching Men and Film which examines issues of masculinity in cinema.
Matthew is a regular contributor to MediaMagazine and other publications.
Film Resources
Media
Resources
Teaching Men and Film
MediaMagazine
Journalism
Film Resources - A-Level
IDEOLOGY
Film Resources - GCSE
MediaMagazine
Matthew Daintrey-Hall is a regular contributor to MediaMagazine, an offline publication for students of Advanced Level Media Studies and Film Studies.
British Film Institute
Matthew Daintrey-Hall regularly lectures and runs whole day events at the British Film Institute, both online and in person at the National Film Theatre, London.
CRITICAL THEORY & KILLING EVE
A BFI Study Day looking at gender theory, semiotics and postmodernism, using KILLING EVE as a case study, with Q&A with director Stella Corradi.
January 2023
SILENT FILM
A BFI Study Day, introducing film movements including German Expressionism and Soviet Constructivism, with a screening of FW Murnau's SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS and live piano score, plus Q&A with Pianist John Sweeney.
December 2023
CRITICAL THEORY & THE MALE GAZE
A BFI Study Day, examining semiotics, feminism, and postmodernism, with a screening of BRAINWASHED: SEX, CAMERA, POWER and Q&A with film journalist Sophia Satchell Baeza.
December 2023
GENDER THEORY
On-line interactive event, analysing issues around patriarchy, intersectionality and gender performativity with a range of case studies from Billy Elliott to Sam Smith.
March 2024
Unseen Gems: Nairobi Film Club
Discover the best film you haven't seen yet! UNSEEN GEMS is a monthly film club based at Unseen Cinema, Nairobi. Come with us on a cinematic journey through the unusual, the underrated... the unseen! Join the community on Instagram or Facebook .
