Marysia Nikitiuk studied at the Taras Shevchenko National University and the Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, both in Kyiv. She has worked as a screenwriter since 2012 and began directing her own films in 2014. Her first full-length film "When the Trees Fall" was selected of film festivals around the world including Berlinale (Panorama section). She also won the Discovery of the Year award at Ukrainian Film Critics' Awards.