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Daniela Kon

About Me

 

Daniela Kon is an independent documentary filmmaker and founder of DEEDA - a documentary production company specialising in the non profit, humanitarian aid and global development sector.

Kon has worked with humanitarian aid organizations in India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Liberia, Senegal and Cambodia since 2005 filming in schools, orphanages, rural villages, non-profit sites and regions of extreme poverty producing documentaries and videos that highlight global inequities, accomplishments of aid organizations, the moral complexity of development work and the personal and political boundaries of sustainability.

Dedicated to merging film and philanthropy, Kons debut feature documentary Changing the World on Vacation NGOs and the Politics of Compassion explores the potholes that stand in the way of doing aid work responsibly and raises crucial questions about the nature of giving and each individuals potential to be an activist for change. Awarded Best International Documentary at the British Film festival Los Angeles 2009, the documentary is made available for audiences and educational institutions worldwide.

Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Kon moved to London in 1999 completing her BA in Media and Cultural Studies and MA in Documentary Production at the University of London. In 2003 she worked as a production assistant for Killer Films in New York. In 2004/2005 she was the researcher and assistant editor on Protocols of Zion, an Official Sundance Selection for Blowback Productions, director Marc Levins NYC production company. She founded Deeda Productions in 2006 and has worked in the development sector ever since.

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  • TALIBE 

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  • LONDON GROUND 

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    a series of short experimental films about underground artists and art activists in London 2010

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  • Burning in the Sun  

    By Cambria Matlow

    A young man starts a local business in Mali building and selling solar panels to rural customers, 99% of whom live without power.