At just twenty-five years old, Dima Barch already appears to have lived multiple lives. Born in Moscow, Russia in 1998, Barch holds degrees in both journalism and film and has seen his film criticism published in GQ, Esquire, Forbes, and Iskusstvo Kino, among others. However, Barch was forced to flee his homeland as a result of the extreme censorship and persecution of LGBT+ individuals in Russia and has found a home abroad in the international genre film community. Recently awarded the George A. Romero Film Fellowship, Barch is also a mentee of modern queer horror master Carter Smith (The Ruins, Swallowed, The Passenger).
