Lev Omelchenko is an Atlanta based director. Born in Kramatorsk, Ukraine he immigrated with his family to Brooklyn, NY at age 9. As a filmmaker, he is driven by collaborations with cultural and community laborers whose practice is outside of traditional film industry. His film work spans documentary, narrative, experimental and installation often hybridizing the forms to achieve the unique goals of each project. Lev’s work has been screened at the Atlanta Film Festival (GA), Tacoma FF (WA), Indie Grits FF (SC), Roxbury Int FF (MA), Kiyv FF (Ukraine), ArtFields (SC), InterFest Denver (CO), Eyedrum Gallery (GA), Emory University (GA) and in the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (GA). He is the recipient of the Film Impact Georgia filmmaker grant, and is a Distinguished Fellow at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts (GA).

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