Anastasia Babenko (b.1989), is a Ukrainian filmmaker currently based between Seattle and Kyiv. Prior to writing and directing, she had worked as a news reporter in Ukraine, Germany, and the U.S. Anastasia also curated shows and film programs for the Center on Contemporary Art and Northwest Film Forum, both based in Seattle. In 2020, she was a part of the Seattle International Film Festival’s programming team. Her recent videos include collaboration with Ukrainian designer Anton Belinskiy for Paris Fashion Week. The Diaper Cake is her debut narrative short.