Kirill Mikhanovsky is a Russian–American director, screenwriter, editor, and producer, best known for directing the critically acclaimed 2019 American comedy drama Give Me Liberty.

[2][3] Mikhanovsky made his directorial debut with Sonhos de Peixe, shot with non-actors in a fishing village in the Northeast of Brazil.

[4][5][6] Mikhanovsky directed Give Me Liberty, which had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival.

[8] Give Me Liberty made the Top Independent Films list of the 91st National Board of Review Awards.

[12][13] Mikhanovsky spent five years researching and developing a modern-day tragicomedy set in Havana, Cuba.