Renata Dzhalo

Renata DZHALO (1997, Russia) was born in St. Petersburg to a Russian mother and a Bissau Guinean father. In 2021 she graduated from VGIK, where she studied in Alexei Uchitel’s studio of experimental cinema. On This Land (2024) is her debut feature film and is produced by Alexei Uchitel’s Rock Film Company. Besides directing, she also acts in films.
Filmography
Lenechka (2022), На этой земле/On This Land (2024)
Renata Dzhalo at IFFR
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On This Land
18th-century Russian village life, shaped by superstitions, religious violence and the class struggle against feudalism.