Aljona Surzhikova

Aljona Surzhikova (, ) is an Estonian director and writer. She is best known for her work on the documentary films Not my Land and Waiting for a Miracle.

Life and career Aljona was born in Tallinn. She studied television directing at Tallinn University and documentary making at Saint Petersburg State University for Film Industry and Television.

In 2014, Surzhikova won the Best Young Director award from Estonian Cultural Endowment for the film, Not My Land. In 2019, she received the Person of the Year award from Raadio 4 and her TV show project, Stories of Success, was shown on ETV. She also received a special mention at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival for her documentary film, Waiting for a Miracle.

Filmography YearTitle Contribution Note 2003 Silhouette of the Master Director Estonian - original title: Meistri siluett 2008 Generation 0 Writer/director/editor/cinematographer Estonian - original title: Generatsioon 0 2009 Miss Robinson Director/editor/producer 2010 Portrait of a Working Man Writer/director Estonian - original title: Töölise portree 2011 Singing Nadezhda Writer/director/editor Estonian - original title: Laulev Nadežda 2011 Men Writer/director/producer Estonian - original title: Mehed 2013 Not My Land Director/editor 2014 The Bachelor and Volga Writer/director Estonian - original title: Poissmees ja Volga 2016 The Search of the Path. Robert Kasemagi Director Estonian - original title: Tee otsing. Robert Kasemägi 2016 Actual Narva Director Estonian - original title: Aktuaalne Narva 2017 Paradise Behind the Fence Writer/director Estonian - original title: Lumi punasel lagedal 2017 Kerro 40 Director 2018 Waiting For A Miracle Director/editor/cinematographer Estonian - original title: Juured: Oodates imet 2019 The Stories of Success Writer/director