Malena Takki

Malena Takki - actress, indie filmmaker, screenwriter, artist. Malena grew up in the circle of Russian show business in travels with her writer mother, Nastia Takki. Malena was present at the staging of large-scale music shows, presentations of book projects, and films. At the age of 9, Malena first got on the set of a TV series, where she played an episode role. At the age of 10, she took the camera for the first time and shot her first staged video. At the age of 11, Malena began studying directing from the books of famous screenwriters and cinematographers (Stanislavsky, Romm, A. Mitta) and shot an amateur short film "Salvation of a Lost Soul" in the genre of silent films based on the script of her mother, where she stood behind the camera and did the editing. Throughout her school life, Malena played in school theaters. Since 2015, Malena Takki began her career as a fashion model and took part in different photo projects. In 2019, Malena Takki played one of the leading roles in the musical "Star City", which was staged in Satiriko Theater in the capital of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicosia. In 2020, Malena played one of the main roles in the short film "Lentil Queen", which received a response at the film festivals in France and the USA. In 2021 Malena shot a personal short film DogMan. "I've always been fascinated by the world of cinema. Since childhood, I began to understand how different people with acting, writing or directing conveyed very special messages to the world, giving people knowledge and sharing their life experiences. I realized that I want to speak to the world in the invisible language of artists, and evolve with film projects".