Zoya Laktionova

director
Biography
Zoya Laktionova is a Mariupol born film director and editor. Her first short Diorama (12’) about the mined sea in the Mariupol area received an award in the MyStreetFilms at 2018 “86” Festival. Her next film Territory of Empty Windows (10’) premiered at 2021 DocudaysUA and received numerous awards at European film festivals. Zoya resided in Paris as a recipient of the 2022-23 Harriman Residencies of Columbia University. Now, she lives in Warsaw. Zoya works with themes of war, memory and personal stories.
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
Ashes Settling in Layers on the Surface (2025, director), Diorama (2018, director), Territory of Empty Windows (2021, director), Remember the Smell of Mariupol (2022, director)

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