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LA-based director of photography, Lidia works on narrative, documentary and commercial projects. Prior to working in film she was a photojournalist - her work has been published in newspapers around the world including The Daily Telegraph, The Age, Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald and many others. She believes that thoughtfulness, authenticity and honesty are crucial to storytelling.
Her work played at numerous festivals including New York Film Festival and Cannes Lions. She received several Best Cinematography awards for her film The Day That (2017). Lidia’s commercial work has been featured on Vimeo, i-D, Vogue and Nowness.
She is a recipient of a prestigious American Film Institute Scholarship. Lidia holds a BA in Film Theory from The University of Sydney (AUS) and MFA in Cinematography from AFI (USA).
Lidia is a member of ICFC, Cinematographers XX, Free The Work and WIM.
Most Popular Lidia Nikonova Trailers
Total trailers found: 13
06 October 2019
This tersely lyrical meditation on sex and gender roles from Joanna Arnow features two fed-up mermaids lounging on a beach, drinks in hand, as they vent and commiserate over underacknowledged frustrations and unspoken desires.
27 January 2022
A genderqueer teen experiments with their identity in a series of anonymous car rides -- accompanied by a Greek Chorus of TikToks.
10 July 2026
As a series of perverse scam calls unsettles an idyllic retirement community, a starry-eyed nurse becomes entangled with her mysterious patient.
20 December 2021
How do you save a language that has not been spoken for a whole generation? It’s essential to use the language in chat rooms, in creating movies, blogs, and rap, and to generally use it more often on the Internet.
20 January 2022
When a cold case novelist’s career implodes, she seeks refuge at her friend's remote vacation home.
11 March 2019
A 9-year-old girl must translate between her American teacher and her Russian father during a confrontation about her trouble assimilating at school.
23 May 2023
Follow four young women as they prepare to rush at the University of Alabama in 2022. Against the viral backdrop of #BamaRush on TikTok, and the long-held tradition of sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama, the film explores the emotional complexities and high-stakes of belonging in this crucial window into womanhood.
01 June 2022
What starts as a fun summer activity quickly turns into a battle when two competitive moms get caught up in their daughters’ lemonade stands.
04 August 2023
A sprawling family's futile attempts at capturing a family photo take a dreamlike turn when the matriarch vanishes and one daughter becomes desperate to find her.
28 August 2024
Accompanying short film for Wasia Project's EP of the same name.
14 July 2025
Kersti Jan Werdal’s Test Piece critically examines the art of filmmaking as a synthesis of conceptual construction and intricate editing.
12 April 2018
On the day of a father's unexpected death, six family members each seek ways to manage their grief. In the face of his sudden absence, the ordinary takes on heightened meaning.
01 September 2026
Emma, an ambitious writer joins her new friend Lucy at a secret, all-female literary society. What begins as a night of radical intellectual freedom quickly reveals a ruthless test, where Emma must decide how much of herself she's willing to sacrifice to get ahead.
