Daria graduated from the Academy of Arts in 2018. Since then, she managed to work as an independent filmmaker and animator on independent projects, as well as on commercial projects.Her first film, “Hey you,” was awarded Staff Peak on a vimeo and watched by more than 130 thousand people. Her diploma film, “Play for Today,” was selected in the student film competition at the Annecy Animation festival.Also, some of her commercial works were noteworthy. For example, her film "Until", co-owned with Krishna Grace, about the struggle for the rights of black women was awarded at the Los Angeles Film Festival.In 2019, Daria took a break from working as an animator, in order to improve her skills in classical animation at the famous school of Sasha Dorogov.