Kirill Khrestinin

Kirill Khrestinin is a Russian-American author and filmmaker.

He writes about the things most people avoid — the psyche of human beings, the interactions that destroy us, love, violence, crime, and betrayal. His recent work explores the collision between human consciousness and artificial intelligence — what happens when the machine understands the man better than the man understands himself.

His work explores human nature through dark humor and unflinching drama. The carelessness of his characters leads them straight to hell. Though there's always a glimpse of redemption.

Books:

• Mythos: A Simulacrum 4.6 Novel (2026)
• Dear AI, I Killed Her (2026)
• Down by the Spiral (2025)

Films:

• Ghost from Hovrino (2012)
• Russian Thugs (2011)
• The Killing (2010)
• Psychosis (2009)

Studied at the Los Angeles Film School. Member of the Russian Director's Guild.