Mikhail Raskhodnikov

Director, scriptwriter. Born in Bryansk. In 2001 founded the Proba Theatre with some friends and became its artistic director. The theatre, set up from scratch, was highly rated already in 2003 by the professional community; the collective started appearing on large stages and won awards. From 2004 to 2014 Raskhodnikov worked as copyright lawyer, in 2015 joined the company Animotion Pictures as screenwriter, second director and project developer. In 2016 he made his directorial debut, “Elastiko”. “Temporary Difficulties” is Raskhodnikov’s second film.