About
Born in Tiksi, Russia, on the shoreline of the Arctic Ocean. Russian director and cinematographer Maxim Arbugaev wanted to grow up to be a professional ice hockey player. Discovering his passion for cinematography in the solitude of Russian Arctic, he studied documentary filmmaking at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. In his personal work he often discovering and capturing the remote worlds and people who inhabit them. He is a director and cinematographer known for The Hunters (2014), Genesis 2.0 (2018).
Filmography
Chuuraa2026 · Director of Photography
City of the Sun. Leonidov2025 · Camera Operator
This Summer Will End2025 · Director, Director of Photography
Haulout2024 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer
Life is a Thrill2020 · Camera Operator
Voy2019 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
The Great Northern Way2019 · Director of Photography
Terra2018 · Producer
Genesis 2.02018 · Director