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Daryna Mamaisur
filmmaker, visual artist
Daryna Mamaisur is a visual artist and filmmaker, born in Kyiv, Ukraine. In her practice, she combines art research, filmmaking and photography. Her main focus lies in the transformations of landscape and public spaces in relation to visual culture, memory and political ecology. In 2022, she graduated from the DocNomads, a joint master’s program in documentary filmmaking, based in Lisbon, Budapest and Brussels. Daryna’s recent projects address themes of migration, the environmental damage caused by the russian war in Ukraine, and the fragility of language in expressing the war realities.
In her work, she often combines various media and approaches that go beyond traditional documentary cinema, incorporating hybrid formats, performative elements, and archival materials. She is interested in poetic and author-driven cinema rooted in life, revealing complex histories and emotions through intimate, everyday experiences.
Her films and video works have been screened at international festivals such as Visions du Réel, FIDMarseille, Kassel Dokfest, DOK Leipzig, and RIDM, as well as in art exhibitions addressing environmental and societal issues. Her short films I Stumble Every Time I Hear from Kyiv and Smoke of the Fire were nominated for the DocAlliance Award, with Smoke of the Fire also being nominated for the e-flux Award.
Contact:
daryna.mamaisur@gmail.com