Maryna Er Gorbach

Maryna Er Gorbach

Maryna Er Gorbach (born 1981, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian filmmaker who writes, directs, produces, and edits films, often with her husband, Turkish filmmaker Mehmet Bahadir Er.[1] She won the directing award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival for her film Klondike.[2] She was among a group of Ukrainian filmmakers who called for international aid for Ukraine in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

Maryna Er Gorbach has been a member of the European Film Academy since 2017.[4] Like a number of other Ukrainian artists, Er Gorbach wrote an open letter in March 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling for a halt to the war.[5] Her funded project, Silk Road is described as a Ukraine–Europe road narrative focusing on a woman separated from her children due to the war, while continuing to work in Kyiv during the conflict.

Her short film Rotation premiered at IFFR 2026 as one of the first projects funded through the Displacement Film Fund.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Notes Ref
2009 Black Dogs Barking co-directed with Mehmet Bahadir Er
2013 Love Me co-directed with Mehmet Bahadir Er [1]
2019 Omar and Us co-directed with Mehmet Bahadir Er [7]
2022 Klondike [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Besserglik, Bernard (8 November 2013). "Love Me (Lyuby Mene): Cottbus Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Lodge, Guy (29 January 2022). "'Klondike' Review: Harrowing Drama Braids Marital and Political Warfare on the Russian-Ukrainian Border". Variety.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Grater, Tom (25 February 2022). "Ukrainian Filmmakers Call For International Aid: "This Is A Full-Scale War... It Is Time To Fight"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Klondike. In: berlinale.de. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Ukrainian director Maryna Er Gorbach joins her colleagues in requesting the end of the Russian invasion. In: cineuropa.org, 9 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Dijksterhuis, Edo (14 January 2026). "Eerste resultaten Displacement Film Fund getoond op IFFR" [First results of the Displacement Film Fund showcased at IFFR]. Filmkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Berlin 2022: Screen's guide to the Panorama titles". Screendaily.com. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.


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