Ikiru (director)

Ikiru aka Ikiru Genzai or IKR1 (born in Moscow, USSR in 1980 as Daniel Nemagiev, Даниил Немагиев) is a Russian-American film director.

Biography

Ikiru grew up in both Moscow and New York City's Lower East Side. Having obtained a Communication Arts degree in 1999, he assumed the alias Ikiru (Japanese: "to live") Genzai (Japanese: "now") in homage to Akira Kurosawa film Ikiru and a character in it. Under this alias he became a member of several conceptual, politically-conscious graphic design collectives such as the Pencilninja Company and GTS (Group for Tactical Subversion).

From 2003 to 2009 Ikiru attended the Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin (The German Film and Television Academy) in Berlin, Germany.

Adhering to a 60's-70s auteur tradition, Ikiru's work creatively explores and interprets social ailments from an underdog perspective.

Filmography
Year Title Original Title Format
2004 Polish Alligator vs. Bratwurst Robot Short
2006 Rabbit and Luck[1][2] Кролик и Счастье Short
2008 Ivan Borisoviç Feature
2010 44. I'm'a get my cousins 44. Ich hol' meine Cousins Feature
2011 Ralf aka Sex in the Desert Ralf. Sex in der Wüste Doc. Feature
2013 Freestyler Web Series
2014 Moscow Mutiny Doc. Feature

References
  1. NY Times review of "Rabbit & Luck"
  2. Allmovie.com "Rabbit & Luck" review

3. Interview on Ralf aka Sex in the Desert for ExBerliner magazine. http://www.exberliner.com/culture/film/ralf-aka-sex-in-der-wuste/

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