Kirill Sokolov

Kirill Sokolov

Birth : 1989-06-09, Leningrad, USSR (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

History

Kirill Sergeevich Sokolov (Russian: Кири́лл Серге́евич Соколо́в; born 9 June, 1989; Leningrad) is a Russian filmmaker. The talents of versatile Russian writer/director Kirill Sokolov were brought to the attention of Western audiences via the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia in 2018. A riotous, action-filled black comedy, Sokolov's debut film, "Why Don't You Just Die?," draws upon the cinematic styles of his favorite directors, Sergio Leone, Martin McDonagh, Park Chan-wook, Martin Scorsese, and, of course, Quentin Tarantino. Although his first full-length feature film is distinctly Russian, uniquely characterized as a Western-style action film playing out within the confines of a Moscow apartment, Sokolov endeavors to tell a universal story that international audiences will still be able to relate to. Sokolov was born in 1989 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2012, he received a master's degree in the Physics and Technology of Nanostructures. However, even as he worked to complete his degree in Physics, he began making short films with his friends, initially using just ketchup as blood. Inspired by films such as "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly," "Evil Dead 2," "Oldboy," and "Kill Bill", Sokolov discovered that he had both a love and a talent for dark comedy, a genre which has yet to gain popularity in Russia. In 2013, when Sokolov's filmmaking hobby started to consume all of his time, he enrolled in a program for Advanced Courses for Film Directors and Scriptwriters (VKSR) at the workshop of V. Khotinenko, P. Finn, and V. Fenchenko. In 2015 he successfully defended his diploma with the short film "The Flame." In addition to his debut film, "Why Don't You Just Die?" Sokolov has edited several Russian full-length feature films, written several full-length screenplays, and directed music videos and commercials.

Profile

Kirill Sokolov
Kirill Sokolov
Kirill Sokolov

Movies

No Looking Back
Editor
After four years in prison, Olya decides to start over. And first of all she wants to get her ten-year-old daughter back. However, the overbearing grandma isn't letting her grandchild go without a fight. The family conflict quickly gets out of control and turns into a wild chase. And it definitely won't end well for everyone.
No Looking Back
Screenplay
After four years in prison, Olya decides to start over. And first of all she wants to get her ten-year-old daughter back. However, the overbearing grandma isn't letting her grandchild go without a fight. The family conflict quickly gets out of control and turns into a wild chase. And it definitely won't end well for everyone.
No Looking Back
Director
After four years in prison, Olya decides to start over. And first of all she wants to get her ten-year-old daughter back. However, the overbearing grandma isn't letting her grandchild go without a fight. The family conflict quickly gets out of control and turns into a wild chase. And it definitely won't end well for everyone.
Skull: The Mask
Thanks
The story of an ancient mask that possesses the human form to commit visceral sacrifices of vengeance for the incarnation of its God.
Why Don't You Just Die!
Editor
Andrey, a detective and the world's most horrible father, brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and a cheated cop. Each one of them has a reason to want revenge..
Why Don't You Just Die!
Andrey, a detective and the world's most horrible father, brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and a cheated cop. Each one of them has a reason to want revenge..
Why Don't You Just Die!
Screenplay
Andrey, a detective and the world's most horrible father, brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and a cheated cop. Each one of them has a reason to want revenge..
Why Don't You Just Die!
Director
Andrey, a detective and the world's most horrible father, brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and a cheated cop. Each one of them has a reason to want revenge..
The Flame
Screenplay
How far will one go to preserve the world they are accustomed to… Olya is unshakable to the blows of fate, she always strikes first instead of being hit. Everyone who is not with her is against her. However one day the moment comes when she has to reconsider her view of life…
The Flame
Editor
How far will one go to preserve the world they are accustomed to… Olya is unshakable to the blows of fate, she always strikes first instead of being hit. Everyone who is not with her is against her. However one day the moment comes when she has to reconsider her view of life…
The Flame
Producer
How far will one go to preserve the world they are accustomed to… Olya is unshakable to the blows of fate, she always strikes first instead of being hit. Everyone who is not with her is against her. However one day the moment comes when she has to reconsider her view of life…
The Flame
Director
How far will one go to preserve the world they are accustomed to… Olya is unshakable to the blows of fate, she always strikes first instead of being hit. Everyone who is not with her is against her. However one day the moment comes when she has to reconsider her view of life…
About Love
Producer
A typical day in the life of a family.
About Love
Screenplay
A typical day in the life of a family.
About Love
Director
A typical day in the life of a family.
The Outcome
Editor
Seriously ill patient is trying to get help from doctors who already have a lot of troubles...
The Outcome
Screenplay
Seriously ill patient is trying to get help from doctors who already have a lot of troubles...
The Outcome
Producer
Seriously ill patient is trying to get help from doctors who already have a lot of troubles...
The Outcome
Director
Seriously ill patient is trying to get help from doctors who already have a lot of troubles...
Sisyphus Is Happy
Producer
A young man accidentally turns out to be a witness of a crime. The police try to get him but the family of a poor man are not going to let them have him without a fight.
Sisyphus Is Happy
Editor
A young man accidentally turns out to be a witness of a crime. The police try to get him but the family of a poor man are not going to let them have him without a fight.
Sisyphus Is Happy
Screenplay
A young man accidentally turns out to be a witness of a crime. The police try to get him but the family of a poor man are not going to let them have him without a fight.
Sisyphus Is Happy
Director
A young man accidentally turns out to be a witness of a crime. The police try to get him but the family of a poor man are not going to let them have him without a fight.
Could Be Worse
Digital Effects Producer
Unexpected break up with a girlfriend provokes a sequence of events which one after the other affects on the main character. When the young man comes home he will be different.
Could Be Worse
Editor
Unexpected break up with a girlfriend provokes a sequence of events which one after the other affects on the main character. When the young man comes home he will be different.
Could Be Worse
Screenplay
Unexpected break up with a girlfriend provokes a sequence of events which one after the other affects on the main character. When the young man comes home he will be different.
Could Be Worse
Director
Unexpected break up with a girlfriend provokes a sequence of events which one after the other affects on the main character. When the young man comes home he will be different.
Alone in the Ocean
Writer
On 13th December 1974, Slava Kurilov jumped off a Soviet cruise ship in the Philippine Sea. People will consider his journey to the shore — over three days of swimming in complete solitude in the middle of the ocean — a betrayal, a defection, an act of bravery, a protest...but for Kurilov that jump was one thing only — a leap into total freedom.
To Banya
Writer
The story takes place against the backcloth of the world sauna championships in Helsinki as a Russian man tries to earn some much needed money.
To Banya
Director
The story takes place against the backcloth of the world sauna championships in Helsinki as a Russian man tries to earn some much needed money.
Alone in the Ocean
Director
On 13th December 1974, Slava Kurilov jumped off a Soviet cruise ship in the Philippine Sea. People will consider his journey to the shore — over three days of swimming in complete solitude in the middle of the ocean — a betrayal, a defection, an act of bravery, a protest...but for Kurilov that jump was one thing only — a leap into total freedom.
Lisa and the Magic Layout
Director