Dmitrii Davydov was born in the village of Amga of the Republic of Sakha(Yakutia), Russia in 1983. Is a representative of a small northern people and an indigenous filmmaker. For 16 years he used to work at school, he worked as a teacher, psychologist, and organizer of children's after-class activities, and later on, he became the headmaster of the local school.

Working at the school, he created a teenagers´ club; there they began to shoot different videos, small amateur video clips. At that time, Dmitry´s interest in filmmaking was raised. His intentions were to become a professional filmmaker.

Not having a cinematographic education, in 2014 he made a feature film Bonfire. In 2016, the film premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.

• Bonfire, 2016
• River, 2019
• There is no god but me, 2019
• Scarecrow, 2020
• YT, 2021
• Illegal, 2022
• Songs of summer, 2022
• Youth, 2023
• Fence, 2023
• PA, 2023