Stepan Burnashev was born on 29 January 1983 in Kurbuskhskiy Nasleg, Ust-Aldanskiy Rayon, USSR [now, Kurbuskhskiy Nasleg, Ust-Aldanskiy Ulus, Yakutiya-Sakha, Russia]. He is a director and producer, known for Yt (2021), Khara Khaar (2020) and Ayta (2022).