
Director
Natalya Merkulova
Born 1979 · Buzuluk, Orenburg Oblast, USSR (Russia)
Natalya Fyodorovna Merkulova (Russian: Ната́лья Фёдоровна Мерку́лова; born 19 September, 1979; Buzuluk, Orenburg Oblast) is a Russian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and creator. Since 2013, she has been working in duo with her husband filmmaker Alexey Chupov (b. 1973). She is most famous for "Intimate Parts" (2013, codirected with Aleksey Chupov) that was a part of Kinotavr Film Festival and won an award for the best debut, and "The Man Who Surprised Everyone" (2018, codirected with Aleksey Chupov) that was a members for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section of 75th Venice International Film Festival. Her 2021 film "Captain Volkonogov Escaped" (codirected with Aleksey Chupov) was selected for the main competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
Directed

Captain Volkonogov Escaped
Director · 2023

Call Center
Director · 2020

About Love. Adults Only
Director · 2017

The Man Who Surprised Everyone
Director · 2018

Intimate Parts
Director · 2013

Crisis of Tender Age
Director · 2016

Yana+Yanko
Director · 2017

Very Feminine Stories
Director · 2020

Anna K
Director

The Override
Director

Sisters
Director · 2016

Rodchenko's Stairs
Director · 2015
Traumatism
Director · 2008
Substance: Milk
Director · 2012
Substance: Jam
Director · 2012
Daughter
Director · 2009
Writing

Salyut-7
Writer · 2017

Captain Volkonogov Escaped
Screenplay · 2023

Gogol. The Beginning
Screenplay · 2017

Gogol. A Terrible Vengeance
Screenplay · 2018

Gogol. Viy
Screenplay · 2018

Call Center
Screenplay · 2020

About Love. Adults Only
Writer · 2017

The Man Who Surprised Everyone
Screenplay · 2018

Intimate Parts
Screenplay · 2013

Gogol
Screenplay · 2019

Yana+Yanko
Screenplay · 2017

Very Feminine Stories
Scenario Writer · 2020