Elena was born and raised in Donetsk. She graduated from Karpenko-Kary National University of Theatre, Cinema and TV with a degree in directing and screenwriting, and the Wajda School (Poland) with a degree in directing. Director, screenwriter, editor-in-chief of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), program coordinator of the OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival. Journalist, she worked on numerous social projects in Donbas.
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