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Sonia Ait Bouzid
Biography
Sonia is a young woman born and raise in France with Algerian parents. After studying independent cinema in London, she joined the video game company Ubisoft as a videographer. Experienced writer published weekly in the paper Assafir, she directed over 9 short-films in London (« Guess who’s right ? » shortlisted at the Underwire Film Festival, « I came empty handed » awarded at the Edge of the City Film Festival, « Monsters « movie of the month Shooting People UK, « Merci pour tout » shortlisted at the Edge of the City Film Festival) and many advertisement and videos for various compagnies in Paris, Brussels, Beirut, Marrakech, Algiers…
To Cherish the Sea is her first feature film written and directed with her long life friend and co-director Fourate Chahal, that has been shortlisted at the JCC Carthage International Film Festival, in the Takmil category. Together they funded No Wise River Films.
Today she is writing her second feature-movie " Washed Out ", that got finalist for the selection of Cinephilla Bound Festival de Cannes, directing a 52mn documentary for _Al Jazeera Doc _and co-directing a 52 mn dance-documentary.