Anastasia Mamontenko
Director, Screenwriter, Writer — Los Angeles
A Ukrainian-born film director, screenwriter, and writer based in Los Angeles. Her idiosyncratic films use mysterious settings and quirky characters to explore existential questions.
Selected work
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2021 Teaser Blue Pearl SocietyA story about an ascetic young icon-painter named Luka and his grotesque journey from an Ukrainian village to an art Biennale in Europe. -
2021 Short Unwanted PeopleBy night, Ludmila works as a toilet cleaner in a fashionable music club where she meets obnoxious and spoiled people who disrespect her because of her job. -
2020 Short Dada MarriageSomething obscure is happening to a young married couple in their isolated luxurious apartment — their daily routine turns to an abrupt absurdist game of lost connection.
Notes
Index →- July 10, 2026 Кто я без отражения мира? Зияющая пустота, в которую смотреться — не дай бог — нельзя. Она, как тихое море и белый куб, оберегает тебя от мыслей, забот и разлук. Туда не ходи, если…
- May 22, 2026 Parisian Dinner Brasserie Lipp. Red, like a cold slice of meat still stained with blood.
- May 20, 2026 England England—beautiful from afar, but up close, it singes the soul.
- May 18, 2026 Surface A surface can be smooth or rough, carved, silky blue with a sheen.
- May 15, 2026 Associative Notes of a Refugee Everyone has their own initiation. His was the struggle against the invader.