Alina Yklymova
Director
ALINA YKLYMOVA, who grew up in Turkmenistan and came of age in Hesse, says she feels at home everywhere and nowhere. The various cultural influences have shaped her unique perspective on storytelling. With a passion for film and television production, she began her professional journey, which encompassed various fields and artistic projects. However, she found her true calling when she decided to study directing at the renowned Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. The two films STÖRENFRIEDA and KURSCHATTEN, which were made during her directing studies at the Film Academy, are co-productions with Arte and SWR. Both films premiered at the Max Ophüls Prize 2022 and were subsequently shown at various national and international film festivals. In her films, she creates original worlds that, despite their uniqueness, have a connection to reality. In addition, sensitive and profound characters are important to her in order to give her films a philanthropic character.
Films on Sooner
Goosebumps
2022
8 mins
Shorts
A singer loses her voice and seeks healing in a shamanistic trance.
She Is a Good Boy
2022
26 mins
Drama
When Ava's father Gunter, a classic macho dude, shows up at her door, worlds collide.