Jean Dakar
Cinematographer / Producer
Jean Dakar was born to Syrian-Turkish parents and was raised between Germany, Spain and the UK. His multicultural background has ignited a deep interest in exploring different cultures around the world. Dakar graduated in Film Production from the Arts University Bournemouth (UK) and began his career as a cinematographer in London.
Dakar developed a stark interest in subjects that tackle environmental and sociopolitical issues and began working on documentaries, which have taken him from an ex-colonial stone town in Mozambique to the Siberian Arctic tundra.
In 2021, Jean began his collaboration with Tamara Kotevska on the feature documentary THE WALK, produced by Grain Media, a film about a Syrian refugee girl who follows the journey of the 11-foot tall puppet “Amal” across a dozen borders.
