Vitaly Suslin was born in Novovoronezh on July 22, 1986. He graduated from the medical faculty of Voronezh State Medical Academy named after N.N. Burdenko, and from All-Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK), directing department (workshop of K. G. Shakhnazarov, O.B. Shukher).

Awards:

2017 — Head. Two Ears | feature film | writer, director

• Award named after Grigory Gorin for the best script, diploma of the guild of film experts and film critics of the Kinotavr National FF
• Award from "We will live" film festival held by "Moskovsky Komsomolets" newspaper
• Grand Prix at the IFF in Cheboksary
• Special Award from the Jury of “Baltic Debuts” FF
• Participated in the Busan IFF (Korea); Tromso IFF (Norway); "Stalker" IFF on Human Rights (Russia); "Sputnik over Poland" Russian FF (Poland);  Cottbus FF of East European Cinema (Germany); LET'S CEE IFF (Austria); BlackMovieFestival (Switzerland).

2015 — Defile | feature film | writer, director

• Special Award of the "Dvijenie" Omsk FF
• Award from the film press at "Baltic debuts" FF
• Best Director Award of the "East and West" IFF

• 2019 — 7th Run Around The Globe | 97 min | feature film | writer, director
• 2017 — Head. Two Ears | feature film | writer, director
• 2015 — Defile | feature film | writer, director
• 2012 — Vanka Teplyashin | short film | director
• 2011 — Shnyr | short film | writer, director
• 2010 — Day of The Common Man | documentary