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Isaac Mathes // DCTV Instructor In 1994, Isaac Mathes received a BA in the University of Chicago's interdisciplinary BA program Fundamentals, Issues and Texts, concentrating on Russian and English literature. Photographic practice, mixed with travel and foreign language study, led him to pursue filmmaking. In 2000, he received an MFA in Film Production from the University of Texas at Austin, having shot all of his qualifying projects in Russia. Since then he has taught a variety of courses in media production and aesthetics at leading institutions, including: UT-Austin, VGIK in Moscow (as a Fulbright scholar), DCTV and the Pratt Institute. He balances teaching with freelance cinematography, favoring handheld operation and the careful use of natural light. His clients include independent directors, television networks (ABC, A&E, ERT-Greece, TVTse-Russia) and production companies. He produces and directs documentary/narrative hybrids, such as: Between the Dog and the Wolf (1998, Award for Expanding the Boundaries, Cinematexas Festival), The Navel (2000, Honorable Mention for insight into the Russian situation, Seoul Net Festival) and Moscow Diary (2002). He is currently developing a feature film about the contradictory aspects of Russian life.