Hi, I’m Alina Yklymova, a German-Turkmen writer and director drawn to stories where intimacy becomes a form of power.
My films move between tragicomedy, psychological realism and genre, exploring family, migration and inherited violence through emotionally charged female perspectives. I am interested in characters who use love, care and dependency not only to protect each other, but also to control, wound and survive. I’m interested in staying with them long enough for something underneath to appear. My films often begin with personal questions and grow through close, careful research.
My debut fiction feature Matröshki is currently in post-production.