Directing
Alex Burunova
USSR
Alex Burunova is a Los Angeles based writer-director whose films premiered at over 60 International Festivals and garnered numerous Best Director and Best Film awards. Her recent projects include a digital pilot for A&E and a Netflix documentary feature, ENTER THE ANIME, which was shot in Tokyo and was released last fall. Alex holds a degree from USC School of Cinematic Arts and is a well versed traveler and explorer, having lived and worked in Mexico, Tokyo, and Spain.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
7.0While on a temporary assignment in Barcelona, a restless travel guide writer meets a tall dark stranger who challenges her to live in the moment... with him.
Lonely Planet
2014
7.0While on a temporary assignment in Barcelona, a restless travel guide writer meets a tall dark stranger who challenges her to live in the moment... with him.
Lonely Planet
2014
7.0While on a temporary assignment in Barcelona, a restless travel guide writer meets a tall dark stranger who challenges her to live in the moment... with him.
Lonely Planet
2014
5.5Set against the stunning Greek isles, Satisfaction is a nuanced psychological drama that unravels the fragile bond between British composers Lola and Philip. Their relationship lingers in silence as Lola struggles to reclaim her voice. Weaving between their present-day trip to a remote Greek island and the start of their romance at a London music school, the film slowly reveals an unspoken rift. When Lola meets the magnetic Elena on a nudist beach and invites her into their world, tensions escalate, forcing Lola to confront the darkest part of her past.
Satisfaction
2025
5.5Set against the stunning Greek isles, Satisfaction is a nuanced psychological drama that unravels the fragile bond between British composers Lola and Philip. Their relationship lingers in silence as Lola struggles to reclaim her voice. Weaving between their present-day trip to a remote Greek island and the start of their romance at a London music school, the film slowly reveals an unspoken rift. When Lola meets the magnetic Elena on a nudist beach and invites her into their world, tensions escalate, forcing Lola to confront the darkest part of her past.
Satisfaction
2025
5.2What is anime? Through deep-dives with notable masterminds of this electrifying genre, this fast-paced documentary seeks to find the answers.
Enter the Anime
2019
5.2What is anime? Through deep-dives with notable masterminds of this electrifying genre, this fast-paced documentary seeks to find the answers.
Enter the Anime
2019
9.0Ally finds herself in an unsettling psychological state as she tries to adjust to her difficult pregnancy. A routine trip to an ultrasound appointment reveals an even bigger discovery.
Pale Blue
2016