Valeriy Ogorodnikov was born on November 1, 1951 in Nizhniy Tagil, Sverdlovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for
Barak (1999),
Krasnoe nebo. Chyornyy sneg (2005) and
Vzlomshchik (1987). He died on July 2, 2006 in St. Petersburg, Russia.