Documentary filmmaker
focused on human stories.
Working across diverse environments.
Built on trust, and real experience.
Life of a horse-breeder surviving extreme isolation in the Arctic Yakutia.
At the heart of any successful documentary project lies a story: a protagonist with an interesting destiny, entangled in an unknown collision, widely unknown to the public. The ability to discover and unravel such stories is the main skill of a good documentary filmmaker.
I make documentary films about people and the worlds they live in. My work grows out of observation, trust, and time spent with my subjects.
Filmed in diverse environments — often in remote and extreme conditions. "24 Snow" received multiple international awards and has been shown at major festivals worldwide.
Stories that matter because the people in them are real.
Interview with documentary filmmaker
Berlinale ↗Official selection. NATIVe — Indigenous Cinema 2017
POV Magazine ↗Review: '24 Snow'. This visual mastery of this film is extraordinary
The Guardian ↗No roads, no people … just reindeer and frozen rivers ... Mikhail Barynin explores Yakutia
L'Express / uof.ca ↗Protéger l'environnement de/pour l'humanité
High North News ↗One Filmmaker's Journey from Moscow to the Russian Arctic
Kinocritics ↗Review — 24 Snow
East European Film Bulletin ↗Mikhail Barynin's visually stunning documentary
Dmovies ↗Extremity becomes its own reward in this a loving depiction of rural life in one of the world's most inhospitable places
Rusoch.fr ↗l'auteur du film documentaire «24 Neiges», ont parlé du territoire qui s'étend de l'Oural au Kamtchatka.