Hala Matar is a Bahraini director based in LA.

She has directed films for Vice, Nowness and for fashion brands including Chanel, Kenzo, Vivienne Westwood and Diesel. Hala graduated from the University of Virginia, then moved to New York. She began her career as an art curator in New York City, and opened her own gallery on the Bowery called Chiles Matar. She is currently working on her first feature.