Tanya Haurylchyk is a cinematographer and documentary filmmaker from Belarus currently based in Berlin, Germany. She holds a BA in cinematography and MA in documentary film directing (Doc Nomads). In her professional career she mainly focuses on stories that carry a strong social message. Documentaries with her cinematography premiered at Berlinale and IDFA, among others. She won Best Cinematography Award in the Philippines for Aswang documentary (twice) and Best Cinematography Award from Belarusian Film Critics Award Red Heather for Courage documentary. While continuing to work as a freelance cinematographer, she currently develops her first feature length documentary as a director.