Born in 1979 in Nizhniy Novgorod. He has been writing poetry, prose, drawing since childhood. He got his bachelor’s degree in philosophy. Moved to Moscow and studied to become a film director. Has filmed dozens of documentary films, four full- length feature films and 2 web-series, two seasons each. He has got more than twenty prizes from international film festivals, including Grand Prix. His films have been shown in the USA, Germany, France, Czeck Republic, India, Australia, Iraq, Iran and many other countries. He is a participant of the program «Focus on World Cinema» of the oldest review of Canada - 77th Montreal Film Festival.