Daniel Mann
Mann is a London-based filmmaker, writer, and Lecturer at King’s College London, whose work examines the material politics of visual media and environmental imaginaries. His films have screened at major festivals including Berlinale Forum, Rotterdam, Cinema du Réel, DOC NYC, and Visions du Réel. His latest feature, Under a Blue Sun (2024), won Best International Film at Documenta Madrid. His upcoming project, The Uganda Plan, was selected for the 2025 Cinemart and will be filmed in 2026.
Mann is the author of “Occupying Habits: Media as Warfare in Israel\Palestine” (Bloomsbury, 2023) and has published widely in academic journals. His forthcoming book, “Hot Locations: Cinema on the Planetary Frontier” (UC Press, 2026), explores desert film sites and cinema’s planetary politics. He previously held fellowships at Queen Mary University and King’s College, earned his PhD from Goldsmiths Centre for Research Architecture.