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  • Bouge Alexandra
    Director
  • Bouge Alexandra
    Writer
  • Bouge Alexandra
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 24, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    Benin
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • PIFF Parana Internacional Films Festival 4 Edición
    Parana
    Argentina
  • 4th Multicultural Film Festival, Toronto
    Toronto
    Canada
  • Independent Video Film Festival of Youtube Art Club Pavlos Paraschakis, Greece

    Greece
    Semi-Finalist
  • Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
    Palermo
    Italy
  • Black Cat Award International Film Festival

    Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • ONED art/experimental film festival

    France
  • MATUVU Festival

    France
  • WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    Honorable Mention, Quarter-Finalist
  • New Wave Al Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
Director Biography - Bouge Alexandra

I’m a filmmaker, poet and visual artist. In 2023, I have been selected to the ONED art/experimental film festival, France, to the Cefalù Film Festival, Italy, to the World Vegan Film Festival Asia, Indonesia and to the Animal International Film Festival, Italy. One of my poem have been published in the Mood Muse Collective, HOPE catalogue.
In 2022, I have been selected to the International Short Film Festival accordi @ DISACCORDI, Italy, to the Black Cat Award International Film Festival, Bolivia, to the FIIN, International Nature Image Festival, Portugal, to the Festival of Electronic Music and Video, www.accompositors.com, Barcelona, to the FIVC, International Screendance Festival of Chile, to the Megacities, Festival du Film Documentaire Court, France, to the festival “Silence ça touille” - Movie and Food Festival, France, to the Neum underwater film festival, Herzegovina, to the Gaia International Film festival – Stories of Lands and Food, Italy, to the Wildlife Vaasa Festival International du film sur la Nature, Finland, to the One Earth Awards Festival in India, to the Festival del Cinema di Cefalù, Italy, to the Women’s International Film Festival Nigeria WIFFEN, and got the Honorable Mention for my film « Modern Agriculture », to the Independent Video Film festival of Youtube Art Club Pavlos Paraschakis, in Greece, to the Clapperboard Golden Festival, in Brazil and to the Rotary Short Film Festival, Rofife in Turkey. My track « Twin Vogue » composed by Vicente Saraiva (feat Bouge Alexandra) have been selected to the Rounded Radio for Going Incognito, (roundedradio.com)
The book of poetry and drawings entitled “La Peau” published by Urtica editions was republished. My poems have been published in the reviews « Dans les Brumes », «  Haus a Rest  », n° 30, theme «  Boundaries  » and POJAR, n° 19.

In 2021, I have been selected to the 34th edition of « Instants Vidéo Numériques et Poétiques, » Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, to the 4th Multicultural Film Festival, Toronto, to the Athens Digital Arts Festival / Hybrid Edition, to the International Short Film Festival DETMOLD, Germany, to the International Ecological Film Festival TO SAVE AND PRESERVE, Russia, to the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, to the Dog Film festival, Italy.
My drawings were selected in the journal Mass, on the theme of « The Skin » and my poems published in the journal AreoPoézi, « Wam », n ° 1.

In 2020, I have been selected to the festivals « In Solidarity », Filmmakers Cooperative, New York, to the 9th FriCine - Festival Internacional de Cinema Socioambiental, Rio de Janeiro, to the IMARP - Mostra Internacional de dança - Imagens em Movimento - Video dança, Sao Paulo, Brazil, to the Ratma International Film Festival, Art Category, to the « Video Art Miden film festival », in Greece, « SVOX.TV - Film and Video Arts » in London, « Broken Screen » in Argentina, « CTL 59 Segundos » in Spain, "Just Before Midnight Film Fest" in the United States, to the « The Co19 Project ».
I've made the voices of a music composed by Vicente Saraiva, "Twin Vogue" at Ishim Records which have been selected to the “Calling Spoken Word and performance Artists: Kensington + Chelsea Art Week 2020”, and in the review MASS, July issue "Movement".

My paintings have been showed in the « Haus-a-Rest Zine » in London.

In 2019 I have been selected to the festivals "MoziMotion", in Hilversum, Netherlands, "Sinevizyon", in Alsancak, Cyprus, "Aasha International Film Festival", in India, to the Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival, to the "World Fest Fest", Italy, to the Music Shorts Film Festival, United States, to the Every Woman Biennial Film Festival, New-York,to the Athens International Digital Film Festival, and to the Festival Romo Côté Courts, France and I'm a finalist of The Las Vegas Global Film Festival, USA.
I received the Special Jury Prize for my poems in the context of "50 years, Campus Radio", Lille University, France. My poems have been published in the art reviews "Accents poétiques" and "Tout pour le Freak".

In 2018, I took part to the NuKhuFest festival, in New York, to the Inshort Film Festival, in Lagos, Nigeria, to the Minute Film festival of Lille, to the Muff, Marseille Underground Film Festival, to the Underground Film Festival of Winnipeg, to the Rebel Minded Festival, Brooklyn, to the Leyden Gallery in London, to the festivals Videodrome and Embobineuse and I have been published in the anthology "300K, A Poetry Anthology about the Human Race", edited by Walter Ruhlmann.

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