Irina Borisovna Vasil’eva was born in Moscow.  After graduating from the Scriptwriting Department at the Institute for Filmmaking (VGIK) she worked for television as the author, director, and anchor for the series “Perpendicular Cinema.”  She has written and directed more than 30 documentary films and written the script for several feature films.  Her films have received awards at Russian and international film …

Eve Barden is an academic scholar and visual artist based in Washington, D.C. area, whose studio practice focuses on narrative-driven video installation and experimental animation. She earned her MFA in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, focusing on video installation; since then, Eve has taught a range of film and art-related courses, participated in group exhibitions, …