Ikiru (director)

Russian-American film director

Ikiru aka Ikiru Genzai or IKR1 (born in Moscow, USSR in 1980 as Daniel Nemagiev, Даниил Немагиев) is a Russian-American film director.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Filmography
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Biography[edit]

Ikiru grew up in both Moscow and New York City's Lower East Side. Having obtained a Communication Arts degree in 1999, he assumed the alias Ikiru (Japanese: "to live") Genzai (Japanese: "now") in homage to Akira Kurosawa film Ikiru and a character in it. Under this alias he became a member of several conceptual, politically-conscious graphic design collectives such as the Pencilninja Company and GTS (Group for Tactical Subversion).

From 2003 to 2009 Ikiru attended the Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin (The German Film and Television Academy) in Berlin, Germany.

Adhering to a 60's-70s auteur tradition, Ikiru's work creatively explores and interprets social ailments from an underdog perspective.

## Filmography[edit]

Year  | Title  | Original Title  | Format

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2004  | Polish Alligator vs. Bratwurst Robot |  | Short
2006  | Rabbit and Luck[1][2] | Кролик и Счастье  | Short
2008  | Ivan Borisoviç |  | Feature
2010  | 44\. I'm'a get my cousins  | 44\. Ich hol' meine Cousins  | Feature
2011  | Ralf aka Sex in the Desert  | Ralf. Sex in der Wüste  | Doc. Feature
2013  | Freestyler  |  | Web Series
2014  | Moscow Mutiny  |  | Doc. Feature

## References[edit]

1. ^ NY Times review of "Rabbit & Luck"
2. ^ Allmovie.com "Rabbit & Luck" review

3\. Interview on Ralf aka Sex in the Desert for ExBerliner magazine. http://www.exberliner.com/culture/film/ralf-aka-sex-in-der-wuste/

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* 44\. I'm'a get my cousins. Full feature in HD
* 44\. I'm'a get my Cousins imdb page
* Ralf aka Sex in the Desert. Full feature in HD
* Ralf aka Sex in the Desert on facebook
* Ralf aka Sex in the Desert official website
* Rabbit and Luck. Full feature
* Ikiru Genzai on vimeo
* Ikiru Genzai on pinterest
* Ikiru Genzai on twitter