(CV)
Xenia Nekipelova
Film Director & Interdisciplinary Artist
Selected Film Work
AURA — Fiction Short, 2026
Director
Finalist, Saint Anna International Film Festival
LISTEN! — Short Documentary, 2026
Director / Screenwriter
LUCK — Fiction Short, 2026
Director
Professional Experience
ZHUSUP — Historical Drama Feature
Kyrgyzfilm / Directing Department
Untitled Feature Film — Russian Fairy Tale (NDA)
Assistant / Crowd Department Coordinator
Project Development
- Research & References
- Pitch Materials
- Grant Applications
- Festival Strategy
Selected Artistic Projects
Sisyphus — Participatory Performance & Installation, 2021
Concept / Artist
Interactive installation exploring environmental responsibility through a collective physical action in which participants pushed an accumulating sphere of waste.
Professional Art & Cultural Experience
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art — Moscow, 2019–2020
Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art
Worked within a major contemporary art exhibition environment, collaborating with artists, curators and audiences.
ARTLIFE International Art Festival — Moscow, 2020
Festival Coordination
Coordinated teams and public-facing activities for an international festival featuring 155 artists from 38 countries.
Education
- Moscow School of New Cinema — Film Directing, 2025–2027
- Higher School of Economics — BA, Faculty of Social Sciences, 2018–2022
- Minor in Integrated Communications & Contemporary Art
- University of Palermo — History of Art, 2021
- The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) — Modern Art & Ideas, 2020
Languages
Russian — Native
English — Upper-Intermediate
Spanish — Intermediate
German — Basic