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I create and direct AI-first visual films for brands, artists, and narrative projects. My work spans creative direction, image-making, video, animation, and sound. Previously in fashion and casting.

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Bio

Born in Moscow, I moved to Paris in 2010 to study cinema at La Sorbonne Nouvelle before spending the next decade in fashion. As a Senior Agent at System Agency, I managed high-profile modeling talent and led casting and production for Chloé, Zara, Celine, and YSL.

In early 2025, I joined Genre.ai as a Creative Technologist, working on projects for David Beckham’s IM8, Deel, Popeyes, and Wander, among others.

In 2026, I was selected as one of ten filmmakers for Google Flow Sessions, a six-week residency developing and directing a hybrid short film in collaboration with Google’s research teams and mentors. The film premiered at the Roxy Theater in New York.

Creative partner to

Google Flora Dreamina ElevenLabs

Experience

2025 — Present

Creative Technologist

Genre.ai — San Francisco (Remote)

Producing and creating AI-generated video and animation for commercial campaigns.

Apr 2026 — May 2026

Artist in Residence

Google

Selected as one of ten filmmakers for Google Flow Sessions. Created a hybrid short film that premiered at the Roxy Theater in New York.

May 2024 — Feb 2025

AI Lead

Go East Creative Management — New York (Remote)

Hired to launch the agency's AI department. Sourced and signed top AI directing talent.

2014 — 2022

Senior Talent Agent

System Agency — Paris

I managed high-profile modeling talent and led fashion casting and production.

Selected Photography

Mountain reflection through glass Waterfront bar at golden hour Ancient tree in mist Marble sculpture detail Paris brasserie at night Warhol prints in a Parisian bar

Films I Love

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

Sam Mendes, 2008

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

Bernardo Bertolucci, 1987

The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

Bernardo Bertolucci, 1990

The New World

The New World

Terrence Malick, 2005

Les Triplettes de Belleville

Les Triplettes de Belleville

Sylvain Chomet, 2003

Big Fish

Big Fish

Tim Burton, 2003

Melancholia

Melancholia

Lars von Trier, 2011

The Others

The Others

Alejandro Amenábar, 2001

Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut

Stanley Kubrick, 1999

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Agnieszka Holland, 1993

The Dreamers

The Dreamers

Bernardo Bertolucci, 2003

American Beauty

American Beauty

Sam Mendes, 1999

Books I Love

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman

Utopia for Realists

Rutger Bregman

Sophie's Choice by William Styron

Sophie's Choice

William Styron

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

Of Human Bondage

W. Somerset Maugham

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Atonement

Ian McEwan

The Beach by Alex Garland

The Beach

Alex Garland

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Patricia Highsmith

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