About me
Dedicated independent director, screenwriter, and producer, with over ten years of experience in TV, fiction, documentary, and animation, committed to delivering high-quality storytelling across formats.
Originally from Russia and now based in the Netherlands, I focus on socially engaged, art-house films exploring LGBTQIA+ topics, migration, religion, oppression of women, and violence. Trained as both a psychologist and a director, I combine emotional insight with strong production organization and creative leadership.
I established a motion picture company, named Taboo, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. I am convinced that discussing taboo topics helps individuals and societies become aware of the discourses that unconsciously shape us. Taboo is dedicated to fostering personal freedom from prejudice, paving the way for social justice and compassion towards others by providing provocative, sharp, and relevant narratives through documentaries and feature films.
Originally from Russia and now based in the Netherlands, I focus on socially engaged, art-house films exploring LGBTQIA+ topics, migration, religion, oppression of women, and violence. Trained as both a psychologist and a director, I combine emotional insight with strong production organization and creative leadership.
I established a motion picture company, named Taboo, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. I am convinced that discussing taboo topics helps individuals and societies become aware of the discourses that unconsciously shape us. Taboo is dedicated to fostering personal freedom from prejudice, paving the way for social justice and compassion towards others by providing provocative, sharp, and relevant narratives through documentaries and feature films.
trackrecord
2013 — The Room of My Mom, short documentary film. Artdocfest 2013 Official Selection, program "Environment" (writer, director, producer, editor).
2018 — The Bubby, short fiction film (writer, director, producer, editor).
2026 — The Quantum Fractal, short fiction film in post-production (writer, director, producer).
2026 — Refugee of sorrows, short fiction film in development (writer, director, producer).
2027 — Motherland, feature fiction film in development (writer, director, producer).
2018 — The Bubby, short fiction film (writer, director, producer, editor).
2026 — The Quantum Fractal, short fiction film in post-production (writer, director, producer).
2026 — Refugee of sorrows, short fiction film in development (writer, director, producer).
2027 — Motherland, feature fiction film in development (writer, director, producer).
ask me for
Refugee of sorrows | Open call for producer, cinematographer and the rest of the team
Guided by an old former Dutch sex worker, a Russian gay refugee escapes the numbness and deprivation of life on the Rotterdam refugee ship by plunging into the new turbulent world of paid desire. As he battles disgust toward his clients and himself, he chooses survival and comfort, but loses his close transgender friend, with whom he came from home country.
Motherland | Searching for agent and producers
A single transphobic mother, a major in the Russian police, travels to the Netherlands to investigate the death of her transgender refugee daughter and after that bury the remains in the motherland. Steeped in Russian state propaganda, she plunges into the complex and contradictory reality of Europe, only to discover that her daughter had taken her own life. Eventually, in order to go on living herself, she will have to acknowledge her responsibility for her daughter’s death, embark on the path of repentance, and accept her child after death as she was in life.
Guided by an old former Dutch sex worker, a Russian gay refugee escapes the numbness and deprivation of life on the Rotterdam refugee ship by plunging into the new turbulent world of paid desire. As he battles disgust toward his clients and himself, he chooses survival and comfort, but loses his close transgender friend, with whom he came from home country.
Motherland | Searching for agent and producers
A single transphobic mother, a major in the Russian police, travels to the Netherlands to investigate the death of her transgender refugee daughter and after that bury the remains in the motherland. Steeped in Russian state propaganda, she plunges into the complex and contradictory reality of Europe, only to discover that her daughter had taken her own life. Eventually, in order to go on living herself, she will have to acknowledge her responsibility for her daughter’s death, embark on the path of repentance, and accept her child after death as she was in life.
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Education
Moscow Studio of Juana Chubbuck - Acting Skills · Moscow Studio of Juana Chubbuck
2021
Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors - Film Director · Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors
2012 – 2013
Sochi State University of Tourism and Resort Business - Psychologist, Psychology Teacher · Sochi State University of Tourism and Resort Business
2003 – 2008