Out Of Oblivion: How I Left OB-LOM is now available for purchase!
This tale follows a highly-imaginative girl Sasha, who is secretly raised behind the walls of a communal apartment by rebellious underground authors. Sasha's family finds that their secret weapon against totalitarianism is in writing and spreading highly creative illicit literature.
Upon breaking out of adolescence and becoming the last underground author in the state, Sasha gets caught by the country's rulers, who set to erase her mind at the Chamber Of Oblivion, a prison camp for those who disrupt the dictatorship. Can an artist's mind survive in this torturous labyrinth? Will the true power of free literary expression be ever possible in this country?
Zenith is a contemporary fairytale about overcoming one’s mental struggle through an unusual spiritual experience and cosmic guidance.
Official IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5917008/?ref_=rvi_tt
The film has been nominated 16 times and currently holds 12 wins at LA Indie Short Fest and LA Independent Shorts Awards.
Written and Produced by Kristina Birk
Directed and Produced by Christopher Yager
Cinematography by Justin Arbabi
Starring: Kristina Birk, Maggie Cleary, W. Matt Stewart and Solomon Shiv.
You can now Watch Black White Read on Amazon
An allegory drawing upon the Mass Media's influence and its imposed narratives. This visually dynamic and strange tale follows four ‘cog-in-the-machine’ employees of a utilitarian-esque newspaper. Told with a flare for the Post Modern, Silent Film Era, and Magic Realism, "Black White Read" is the inaugural production of The Westcoast division of Orphans Productions.
Written by Kristina Birk
Directed by Justin Morck
Shot by Justin Arbabi
Executive Producer Solomon Shiv
Production Designer Christopher Allen Yager
Starring: Justin Morck, Solomon Shiv, Kristina Birk, Emily Kincaid, Michael Kelly, Wm Matt Stewart and Kristina Pilskaia
ACTING:
Kristina is a Moscow Art Theater, The Neighborhood Playhouse and Stephen Book trained actress, represented by Avant Artists, an LA-based talent agency.
In 2013, Kristina joined Westward Orphans Productions https://www.westwardorphans.com/ based in NYC and LA, which led to her involvement with eight original theatre and film projects produced by the company. Kristina’s most recent short film Zenith (she wrote, produced and stars in) has won over 14 film festivals awards, including “Best Actress,” “Best Fantasy Short” and “Best Short” overall.
MODELING:
During Kristina's modeling career at DNA Models she was representing multiple world-known fashion brands such as DKNY, Sonya Rykiel, Jacadi, and Versace.
"Dig It or the Desperate Search to Connect with Worms" is a unique series about a lonely gravedigger named Douglas; desperate to connect with the living but is surrounded by the dead. When Douglas uses social media to go "live" from the cemetery, he not only shares his own insights but he also introduces viewers to the ghosts he tends to and their haunting stories. Written and directed by Alan De La Rosa. Produced by Westward Orphans Productions. Starring: Justin Morck, Kristina Birk, Solomon Shiv. Concept art by S.S. Landerman
Art Documentary Web Series directed by Kristina Birk, shot by Christopher Yager.
Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybib50D6KCg&t=1s
The first episode of Dream Boat features the magical realm of an extraordinary human being - Stacy Lovejoy. This woman has a glow about her. She carries the vibrance of a child. Her creativity is showing in every pore of her being from miles away. We hope this short art narrative will remind you of your own beliefs of omnipotence and creative powers.
Voiceover by Natalie De La Rosa
Fashion by Ophir El-Boher and Madeline Mitchell
My Opia is a post apocalyptic story that takes place in the sunless, waterless world, run by a small group of rebellious environmentalists and nomads. These people stayed on the destroyed post World War III planet Earth to go against the government's measures to create the perfect totalitarian synthetic society and terraform a different planet. Upon discovering uninhibited planets, the government faces a sharp need in incorporating the rules of environmentalism only a small group of people on Earth possesses. They send Luna, the strongest genetically modified girl on their spacecraft to Earth to bring back the head of environmental operations, the source of sustainability—Sunny.
The Legion is Kristina's second written and produced play. It premiered in Aug 2015 at The Gene Frankel Theater and was directed by David Kinniburgh.
Inspired by both milestone emotional events from the writer's life as well as her artistic influences, the story is designed as a vehicle not only for self-exploration but as a call for catharsis to anyone who has ever been in a life altering relationship, for the good or the bad. It deals explicitly with some of the most hidden, unspoken and disturbing moments that we experience in romantic and personal relationships. The emotional and psychological aspects of the narrative are meant as an eye-opening, reawakening juxtaposition to Real Life as we all experience it.
"The Legion is a story about a dysfunctional couple that traps itself in a downward spiral of self-doubt, ego and fury. While fighting each other’s demons, fears and phantoms the characters create a twisted labyrinth of games and struggles uncontrollably projected onto the other's psyche as their relationship progresses toward it's ultimate outcome, living and breathing in the world of the romantic psycho thriller".
In Oct 2014 Kristina wrote and produced her first play “In Thunder, Lightning, In Rain!”, which premiered at The Player’s Theatre in NYC.
The plot: "On the brink of Hurricane Sandy, an electircian, a kindred spirit, 4 artists and a well-mannered iguana living in a Brooklyn Umbrella Factory find refuge in a Storm Shelter. As their sanity gets put to the test, they must survive the Storm, themselves and the play itself. "
In May 2015 Kristina worked as a creative writer for the Coach commercial for Mother’s day starring Mariel and Langley Hemingway directed by Brody Baker.