Stolen Memories
Video, 3:51 min / 2026
Movement Artist, Sound Composer, Co-Director: Dana Amer
Cinematographer, Editor, Co-Director: Nataliya Nikolska
Forest Walk
Video, 2:47min / 2026
Director, Editor & Sound Composer: Nataliya Nikolska
Protagonist: Giulia D'addato
Cinematographer: Gabriel D. Pfenning
Location: Grunewald, Döbritzer Heide
Sou’oud –
Mahraganat From Street to Stage by Islam Elarabi
A documentary by Nataliya Nikolska, 17 min / 2025
In “صعود” (Ascent), dancer and choreographer Islam Elarabi takes us on a personal journey of rediscovery — reclaiming Mahraganat, a dance and music culture often dismissed as “unartistic.” Initially drawn to contemporary dance for its institutional validation after facing dismissal for dancing Mahraganat, the artist questions what counts as “art” and who gets to decide it.
Director, Editor, Cinematographer: Nataliya Nikolska
Title Design: Aya Bendary
Original Music: Walad
A Morning Routine
Video, 1:20min / 2023
Director & Sound Composer: Nataliya Nikolska
Animator: Ahmed Fathy
The Swim Team
Short film, 2:55min / 2019
The short film is based on a short story written by Miranda July (2007) in which a young lady is teaching three elderly people how to swim. As there is no swimming place nearby, they have their lessons in the kitchen.
Swimmers: C. Martin; N. Nikolska; Heiko; P. Puzlijaj.
Director, Sound Composer and Editor: Nataliya Nikolska
Voice over, Co-director and co-editor: Carolin Martin
