«We take you everywhere, but get you nowhere»
Andrew Ogorodnikov was born on March 10, 1989 in the city of Kozmodemyansk (Republic of Mari El). In 2022, he studied "Filmmaking" at the New York Film Academy (New York campus). Before fully immersing himself in filmmaking, he graduated Interregional Social Institute in the direction of "Psychology". Andrew fulfilled his desire for cinema with his directorial debut "Closer" (2017), where he also participated as a screenwriter, editor and sound engineer at the same time. In the fall of 2018, Andrew was invited as a jury member at the Ringerike International Youth Film Festival (Norway), where he simultaneously shoots his first international project "Unseen" (2019). In 2020, Andrew was invited by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Mari El as a director to work on a series of films dedicated to the centenary of the Republic “Heritage. Mari El" (2020) and "Today. Mari El" (2020), where he first revealed himself as a director at the intersection of the documentary and fiction genres. At the same time, he is shooting the first ever film about the Traditional Mari Faith “Onaen” (2020). In 2022, Andrew becomes the winner of the competition "Russia - a look into the future" of the Regional Film Support Fund of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia and successfully implements the project "EVSEEV: Recognition at the cost of life" (2022), dedicated to the famous local historian, whose ethnographic collections make up the "golden fund" of the Mari culture and significant for the entire Finno-Ugric world. At the same time, Andrew is studying in the USA at the New York Film Academy, where he shoots a number of fiction short films "Lost & Found" and "Weightless" (2023). To date, the international laureate and film director Andrew Ogorodnikov actively participates in various film projects and continues to fulfill his potential as a director.
  • Director (7 Credits)
    weightless2023
    Short
    EVSEYEV: Recognition at the cost of life2022
    Documentary, Short
    A Second Chance2021
    Short
    ONAEN2021
    Documentary
    Heritage of Mari El2020
    Documentary, Feature
    UNSEEN2019
    Short
    CLOSER2017
    Music Video, Short
  • Producer (5 Credits)
    weightless2023
    Short
    A Second Chance2021
    Short
    ONAEN2021
    Documentary
    UNSEEN2019
    Short
    CLOSER2017
    Music Video, Short
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    EVSEYEV: Recognition at the cost of life2022
    Documentary, Short
    A Second Chance2021
    Short
    CLOSER2017
    Music Video, Short
  • Cinematography (1 Credit)
    A Second Chance2021
    Short
  • Acting (1 Credit)
    CLOSER2017
    Music Video, Short
College
New York Film Academy
2022
Birth Date
March 10, 1989
Birth City
Kozmodemyansk
Height
1.74
Gender
Male
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
«We take you everywhere, but get you nowhere»
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