
Biography
Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Mila Zhluktenko studied documentary filmmaking at HFF Munich. Her films have been screened at a number of international festivals including the Berlinale, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the San Sebastian Film Festival, MoMA’s Doc Fortnight and at Visions du Réel. Her current works co-directed with Daniel Asadi Faezi include Aralkum (Juryprize Visions du Réel) and waking up in silence (Juryprize Berlinale Generation KPlus). Currently they work on their debut feature film.
Directed 6
2020s
- 2025
Critical Condition
Director
- 2023
Waking Up in Silence
Director
- 2022
Aralkum
Director
2010s
- 2019
Opera Glasses
Director
- 2017
Find Fix Finish
Director
Edited 7
2020s
- 2025
Critical Condition
Editor
- 2023
Dead Girls Dancing
Editor
Waking Up in Silence
Editor
- 2022
God Is A Beetle
Editor
Aralkum
Editor
Wrote 5
2020s
- 2025
Critical Condition
Writer
- 2023
Waking Up in Silence
Writer
2010s
- 2017
Find Fix Finish
Screenplay
Produced 4
2020s
- 2025
- 2023
Waking Up in Silence
Producer
- 2022
Aralkum
Producer