Bouchra

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Bouchra (French pronunciation: [buʃ.ra]), originally titled For Aicha, is a 2024 adult animated art drama film directed, written by, and starring Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki. Commissioned by Milan's Fondazione Prada and animated on the Blender platform, it is the first feature film directed by Bennani and Barki. Bennani voices the titular character—a lesbian Moroccan canid in Brooklyn, New York City—in a semi-autobiographical account which chronicles her personal and sexual exploration amid a series of telephone calls with her Casablanca mother. The film is set in the same universe as 2 Lizards, a web series helmed by Bennani and Barki during the COVID-19 pandemic. Production lasted for two years as part of an art exhibition Bennani created for Prada's hometown facility, and involved nearly 20 crew members in New York. Live-action footage was used for the backgrounds, while Bouchra and Aicha's on-screen conversations—added in the later stages of production—were based on Bennani's actual...

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