Natalie Budkin is a Russian filmmaker and author of non-fiction and experimental cinema. She graduated from the Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. Gerasimov (VGIK) and later studied documentary directing at the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors (VKSR).

Her method lies at the intersection of observation, constructed elements, and an essayistic gaze. She works with documentary reality not as material to be simply recorded, but as a field of hidden correspondences. Through montage, image, sound, and rhythm, she brings together fragments of different nature — observation, staged scenes, archival material, graphics, and analogue film — allowing a mythic layer to gradually emerge from within the documentary fabric.

Her debut feature documentary ALONE WITH OTHERS received international recognition, including Best Feature Documentary at the Muses Film Awards / Levadia International Film Festival and Best Director Debut in Documentary at the Bracciano Film and Arts Festival. Her short experimental work NATURE MORTE has been accepted into the video art collection of the Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá.