Daniel Mattes is a California-born
producer based in Phnom Penh and a
partner at the Cambodian production
company Anti-Archive. He was cowriter
and associate producer of White Building
(2021, Kavich Neang, Venice Orizzonti
award for best actor), producer of the
documentary Last Night I Saw You
Smiling (2019, Kavich Neang, IFFR Netpac
award), and coproducer of Doi Boy (2023,
Nontawat Numbenchapol), which Netflix
acquired worldwide. He produced Polen
Ly’s recently premiered debut feature,
Becoming Human (2025, Venice Biennale
College), and the short film, Grandma Nai
Who Played Favorites (2025, Chheangkea,
Sundance best international short).