Born in 1969 in Moscow. In 2007, he graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (Vadim Abdrashitov's feature film directing workshop). As a director, he has directed three short films: "March 1943" (2006, entered into the Kinotavr short film competition), "Late Guest" (2007), and "To the Meeting!" (2009). The film "My Son" is the first full-length film in his career.