Anna Biriulina, a filmmaker, artist, and researcher of Russian-Tatar origin, was born and grew up in Tomsk, Siberia. She pursued studies in political science and documentary filmmaking at state universities in Saint-Petersburg. Fascinated by the fusion of documentary techniques with digital art, Anna continued her education at Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains. Here, she started a doctoral thesis exploring virtual reality as an artistic medium. Anna currently works and resides in Roubaix, France.