Biography

Film director, screenwriter, producer, Born in Moscow, an Israeli citizen, now resides in Berlin. Filmography: Feature films: 2021 - "Medea" - 2.19'. Written by, director, producer. The world premiere was in Locarno IFF in 2021, main competition, award. National awards and nominations. 2011 - "Target" - 2.44'. The world premiere was at Berlin FF, selected to Telluride Film Festival among 20 best films of a year, the same for NY Film Comment Film Festival in Lincoln center, London Film Festival, San Francisco, London, Sidney, Los Angeles, Moscow, and tens of others. Grand Prix for the best Sci-fi movie of a year on the Fantaspoa International Film Fest for Sci-fi movies, Brasil. Director. Co-writer together with Vladimir Sorokin. 2000 - "Moscow" - 2.34'. World premiere in Venice FF, official selection, then Karlovy Vary, London, Munich, and tens of others. "Moscow" became a cult film over all former USSR territory. Grand Prix for the soundtrack on International Biennale for film music in Bonn 2001. Director. Co-writer together with Vladimir Sorokin. 1990 - "Sunset" - 1.34' - premiere in Berlin FF Forum, then San Sebastian, London, Vienna Film Biennale, and others. Gala premiers in Washington center, DC; in Lincoln center in New York. Director. Unrealized: 2013 - 2016 - "Sweet life". Director and screenwriter together with Christopher Hampton and Rebecca Lenkiewicz. 1992 -1995 - "Chagall" - a biopic about Marc Chagall, director and co-writer with Friedrich Gorenstein. The project has been developed in Berlin during the Nipkow Programm fellowship, then with Manfred Durniok as a producer. Documentary: 2002 - "The Trial" (Process) - 1.42' - full meter documentary about the trial and execution of the Soviet Jewish Antifascist Committee in 1952. The film was edited only with unique archive materials and told about the parallel history of Stalinism and Nazism. Short: "Winter Summer" - 52' - 2002. Experimental work shot for "The Warrior"- 54' -1987 "Malva" - 34' - 1985 "Through the city in the night" - 25' - 1983 Theatre: "Otello" - Moscow 2003, Sarah Kane's "4'48 Psychosis" - Moscow 2016. Teaching: TNT Channel. Film directing, screenplay writing - Moscow, The institute of Contemporary Arts - 2021 -2022 Film directing, screenplay writing - Moscow, the state university "High School of Economy" 2018 -2020. Film directing - 2011 -2012 - Moscow, The Institute of Contemporary Arts. Film directing, Director's work with actors - 2001 - 2003 Moscow, High Postgraduate Film school for Film Directors and Script Writers. Other activities: Worked as a psychotherapist in Moscow hospitals from 1981 - 1981. 1986 - 1987. Education: NIPKOW PROGRAMM, Berlin, Fellowship for producing & development film project 1992 - 1993 High Postgraduate School for Film Directors and Screenwriters, Moscow 1983 - 1986. Department of psychology, Moscow State University 1975 -1980. College with advanced mathematics teaching.
- IMDb mini biography by: Alexander Zeldovich