Ellen Rodnianski

Ellen Rodnianski

History

Ellen Rodnianski (Russian: Эллен Роднянская) is a Russian and American director, producer and showrunners's assistant. She is the daughter of Ukrainian producer Alexander Rodnyansky (b. 1961). Ellen is based in Los Angeles, California. She grew up between Germany and Russia. She received her BA in history from the University of Chicago and her MFA from the University of Southern California.

Profile

Ellen Rodnianski

Movies

Growing Pains
Growing Pains
Director
We follow 15-year-old and 9-months-pregnant Zhenya as she tries to navigate her difficult situation and is faced with ever increasing rejection from her community, friends and family.
Zoe's Dumpling Crisis
Zoe's Dumpling Crisis
Producer
16-year-old Zoe enlists the help of her two grandmothers, one Russian and the other Turkish, for a school cooking project. As the grandmother's rivalry escalates, Zoe wishes she hadn't bothered to ask them in the first place. The need for culturally identity clashes with the kneading of dough, and Zoe soon realizes how important both of her grandmothers are to her - and that sometimes the way into people's hearts is through their stomachs.
Zoe's Dumpling Crisis
Zoe's Dumpling Crisis
Writer
16-year-old Zoe enlists the help of her two grandmothers, one Russian and the other Turkish, for a school cooking project. As the grandmother's rivalry escalates, Zoe wishes she hadn't bothered to ask them in the first place. The need for culturally identity clashes with the kneading of dough, and Zoe soon realizes how important both of her grandmothers are to her - and that sometimes the way into people's hearts is through their stomachs.
Zoe's Dumpling Crisis
Zoe's Dumpling Crisis
Director
16-year-old Zoe enlists the help of her two grandmothers, one Russian and the other Turkish, for a school cooking project. As the grandmother's rivalry escalates, Zoe wishes she hadn't bothered to ask them in the first place. The need for culturally identity clashes with the kneading of dough, and Zoe soon realizes how important both of her grandmothers are to her - and that sometimes the way into people's hearts is through their stomachs.
Cinephile
Cinephile
Producer
Cinephile
Cinephile
Screenplay
Cinephile
Cinephile
Director
Beanpole
Beanpole
Producer
Set in post-WWII Leningrad as two female soldiers return from war and attempt to rebuild their lives in the ravaged city.
ASIA A
ASIA A
Production Assistant
A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.
Lucid
Lucid
Editor
A woman loses her husband and child to an accident that she is at fault for, and therefore turns to lucid dreaming in order to keep them alive in her mind and deal with her grief/guilt.
Sparks
Sparks
After her plus 1 stands her up at a rehearsal dinner, a neurotic young wedding guest flees the venue in embarrassment, and has a serendipitous run-in with an ex. This impromptu reunion leads to a spontaneous, romantic, adventure through the streets of Los Angeles, and the hope that the passage of time can mend a rift between two people who couldn't figure it out the first time.