Alex Burunova

Growing up in a small town in Belarus while the USSR was falling apart Alex was dreaming of traveling the world and becoming a filmmaker At 16 she received a full scholarship to study in the United States and made Texas her home After graduating high school Alex began interning at the European Parliament and created several documentaries and short narratives in Moscow Dominican Republic Belarus Turkey and Italy that explored human rights issues During that time she began to develop her voice as a female filmmaker and to seriously consider pursuing a film degree In 2009 she graduated with honors from Americas toprated film school at the University of Southern California She has assisted awardwinning directors and worked on major productions such as Lucasfilms CLONE WARS and the Coen Brothers TRUE GRIT Alexs recent accolades stem from her latest short films Lonely Planet and Pale Blue which has screened at dozens of festivals worldwide including Oscarqualifying festivals such as Los Angeles International Shortfest and Palm Springs International Shortfest Newport Beach and Soho International Most recently she directed a femaledriven series for Lifetime and AE digital platform and is currently developing her first feature film