Natasha Merkulova

Natasha Merkulova

Natasha MERKULOVA (1979, Russia) is a director and scriptwriter. She studied in Irkutsk and Moscow. Merkulova began working as a presenter on Irkutsk television. She and her husband Aleksey Chupov have written and directed several features together, including their debut Intimate Parts (2013). The film was critically acclaimed and gained over 30 awards and nominations at various Russian and international film festivals. In 2018, their feature The Man Who Surprised Everyone premiered in Venice.

Filmography

(selection) Travmatizm (2008, short doc), Substantsiya: Moloko (2013, short doc), Intimnye mesta/Intimate Parts (2013, co-dir), Lestnitsa Rodchenko (2015, short), Pro lyubov. Tolko dlya vzroslykh (2017, segment Swingers, co-dir), The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018, co-dir)