Rusanna Danielian is an independent filmmaker from North Rhine-Westphalia. After studying media education at the University of Bielefeld with a focus on film and television, she completed a second degree in "Practical Filmmaking" at the Met Film School Berlin. Her debut film "Up & Down" in 2012 was followed by other short films as a director, most of which are based on her own screenplays. In the meantime, she also teaches "cinematic storytelling" as a lecturer at various adult education centers. Her latest film "The time that remains" will be released this year.