NEWS / COVERAGE
May 2026
“Matröshki” invited to the Tribeca Creators Market 2026
Alina Yklymova’s debut film Matröshki has been selected for the Tribeca Creators Market in New York.
Varvara Shmykova appears in Cannes Grand Prix winner “Minotaur”
One of the lead actresses of Matröshki, Varvara Shmykova, appeared at the Festival de Cannes with Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Grand Prix-winning competition film Minotaur.
The world is hard.
Alina Yklymova
Harder than it has to be.
For women. For mothers.
For daughters of mothers,
who never learned to forgive.
We didn’t write a hero’s journey.
We collected contradictions.
In MATRÖSHKI it’s not about being tougher.
It’s about getting through, with backbone.
With humor.
And sometimes with an ice cream in your hand and an inner “f**k you” on your lips.
The world is hard.
But me? I’m a Matröshka.
Contact
contact: mail@alinayklymova.com