Yelena Demikovsky

Yelena Demikovsky was born in the Soviet Union and came to the U.S. in the 1990s. She founded Red Palette Pictures, an independent film production company in New York City. Yelena is a documentary and narrative filmmaker with an extensive theatre background in the United States and Russia. Her immigrant experience brings a unique, cosmopolitan perspective to her films. Her character-driven theatrical approach illustrates a keen understanding of the human spirit that illuminates her subjects and engages the audience. She has a passionate interest in telling stories and sees every inspiring person as a potential source of material. Demikovsky has directed award-winning documentaries such as "The Story of Fenist," "Happy To Be So" and "Vera: An Intimate Sketch., and now, working on the "Black Russians: The Red Experiment." She has also directed and produced a number of narrative shorts. Yelena is interested in characters, who are passionate, idiosyncratic and who live their lives to the fullest. They are resilient and committed, they remain faithful to their passions and beliefs regardless of social pressures and historical circumstances.