Dar’ya studied journalism at Kyiv International University and Free University of Berlin and has worked for print media and TV. In 2007, she (with Roman Bondarchuk) shot her first documentary, Radunytsya, and switched to filmmaking and scriptwriting. She is a founder of South Films, a production company for documentaries and feature films.
Since 2008 Dar’ya has played a critical role in Ukraine’s documentary industry as a driving force for IDFF Docudays UA, a festival highlighting human rights films. She serves on the selection committee and is the head of the communication department. She also has worked as the chief of the Ukrainian branch office of the educational channel Da Vinci.
Producer’s credits include the successful dramas The Editorial Office (2024) and Volcano (2018), as well as the award-winning documentaries Dixie Land (2016), Ukrainian Sheriffs (2015) and Euromaidan. Rough Cut (2014). For Ukrainian Sheriffs Dar’ya worked in Hollywood on the campaign for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. She has also produced short films on social and cultural topics. Currently, Dar’ya is working on the documentary Ukraine Is Not So Far Away, which will be her directorial debut.
