Yana Isaenko
Directing
Filmmaker. Born in Kazan. Graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) with a degree in theatre studies and history, under the mentorship of Aleksey Bartoshevich and Vidmantas Silyunas, and from the Marina Razbezhkina and Mikhail Ugarov School of Documentary Film and Theatre (2016). Participated in the out-of-competition programme of the 32nd Message to Man IFF with the documentary animation Ghosts in Altufyevo (2020). Other works include My Adopted Sister (2016), Not Alone (2025).
Known for
Behind the camera4
- 2026Not Alone Director, Writer, Director of Photography
- 2026Garik Oganisyan: Here and There Cinematography
- 2025Mind the Closing Doors Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Sound
- 2019Ghosts in Altufevo Director


