Graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute (1968) and VGIK (1978). Director, scriptwriter and cameraman since 1971. Currently lives in St. Petersburg Selected filmography: “The Russians are gone”, 1991; “1244…1245…1246…”, 1993; “The Clock History: From Vitebsk to This Day”, 1995; “A Body Sans Head Or the Bodybuilding”, 1997; “Dave Brubeck. Back to Moscow”, 1998; “For Three days and Never Again”, 1999; “Vinton Marsalis in Russia”, 2000; “A Journey to Youth”, 2001, «The Frescoes», 2002, «Sunny Side of the Highway», 2005; «Jewish Happiness», 2005; «Life Space», 2005; «Scythian Suite», 2006; «Boris Eifman. Ballet Rehearsal», 2006; «Fantasy Reflection», 2006; “17 August”, 2008.