Valeriya Golovina is a Ukrainian cinematographer, documentary filmmaker, and educator. Valeriya gained her initial experience in journalism working for Ukraine’s only English language newspaper KyivPost and acquired hands-on experience in filmmaking during her studies at New York University Abu Dhabi where she majored in Film & New Media and History. Valeriya has directed short documentaries and video installations, and worked as a cinematographer on more than a dozen narrative and documentary shorts. Her creative interest lies in the intersection of photography, writing and documentary based projects that reveal personal narratives and complicate official stories with fixed perspectives. Her work has been screened in over 30 countries from Japan to Argentina, and awarded Grand Jury Award for Best Doc in Guam, Best Short Doc in Reykjavik, Asian Cinematography Award Best Short Doc (Our Love), Best Short Doc at NFFTY in Seattle.