Yana Isaenko

Biography:

Filmmaker. Born in Kazan. Graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) with a degree in theatre studies and history, under the mentorship of Aleksey Bartoshevich and Vidmantas Silyunas, and from the Marina Razbezhkina and Mikhail Ugarov School of Documentary Film and Theatre (2016). Participated in the out-of-competition programme of the 32nd Message to Man IFF with the documentary animation Ghosts in Altufyevo (2020). Other works include My Adopted Sister (2016), Not Alone (2025).