Alexander Abaturov

Alexander Abaturov was born in Russia in 1984. After graduating from Gorki University, he became a journalist. In 2010, he received a Masters degree from the French documentary School in Lussas. In 2013, he directed his first documentary, Sleeping Souls, selected in numerous festivals and awarded with the Institut Franc?ais Prize at the Cinéma du Réel Festival. The Son, his first feature length documentary, was premiered in the Berlinale Forum and selected at many other festivals.