Hi, I’m Alina Yklymova, a German-Turkmen author and director based in Germany. I grew up in Turkmenistan and studied directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, where I was mentored by Béla Tarr, Hubert Sauper, Nora Fingscheidt and Maren Ade.
I’m interested in people in their contradictions, likeable and difficult at the same time, sometimes within the same moment. In families especially, care can easily turn into control. What interests me most is what happens underneath. Explaining things feels less important than staying with a situation and seeing what emerges. My Films work often draws on autobiographical material, combining personal experience and grow through close, careful research.
My debut fiction feature Matröshki is currently in post-production.