My name is Blanche Neige (French), meaning ‘Snow White’, born a curios cultural mixture of Namibian/Congolese/Portuguese and Swedish. Both my parents were refugees and I, from the ‘born-free’ generation, do not fit into the societal dogmas around me.. I believe that creation is art, as we are creators in our own right, life.is. A work of art and I am a museum unto myself.
I am a social activist and multimedia artist, survivor of GBV and member of the LGBT community..I wish to use my skills to contribute to/provoke positive social change and thought in my community and in myself, finding truth and love…
Growing up, an only child with a single mother, my lonely childhood was largely consumed by music, books and films. This is where my imagination grew and my curiosity about the world developed.
At age 8, a marvellous opportunity to work as a youth radio presenter and children's rights activist confronted me, Natasha Kayle and I began the Uitani Childline Radio programme. This programme was endorsed by Childline Lifeline and UNICEF, which provided numerous voice coaching, sensitivity and awareness workshops that helped me develop as a radio personality and a humbled community member working towards change. I participated in the radio programme for 8 years. This is what inspired the importance of community and social work in me from a very young age, also myself, having grown up in a poor and violent neighbourhood. During this time, having been exposed to radio acting, I became interested in theatre. At age 9 I scored my first major, protagonist role at the National Theatre in an adaption of Oliver Twist, the play was so successful that it toured the country and my passion for acting grew. I also hosted 3 seasons of NBC’s Holiday Specials... Since then, I have performed in many Theatre shows as well as directed performances, in which I wish to change the audience/performer narrative, engaging in interactive performances, like ‘Meditation’ with Fellemon Ndongo, which was performed at the FNCC and Goethe Center. In Germany, I started my own Improvisation Class, which was an interesting look into the ‘theatre of life’ as we know it.. I participated in the Windhoek International Dance Festival 2018 at The College of the Arts, where I performed poetry and live painting on top of a roof top. I also participated in the Kalahari International Festival, where we teach the arts as a form of expression, to street children. I am currently working on independent creative projects. I have written, directed and produced 3 short films.
My name is Blanche Neige (French), meaning ‘Snow White’, born a curios cultural mixture of Namibian/Congolese/Portuguese and Swedish. Both my parents were refugees and I, from the ‘born-free’ generation, do not fit into the societal dogmas around me.. I believe that creation is art, as we are creators in our own right, life.is. A work of art and I am a museum unto myself.
I am a social activist and multimedia artist, survivor of GBV and member of the LGBT community..I wish to use my skills to contribute to/provoke positive social change and thought in my community and in myself, finding truth and love…
Growing up, an only child with a single mother, my lonely childhood was largely consumed by music, books and films. This is where my imagination grew and my curiosity about the world developed.
At age 8, a marvellous opportunity to work as a youth radio presenter and children's rights activist confronted me, Natasha Kayle and I began the Uitani Childline Radio programme. This programme was endorsed by Childline Lifeline and UNICEF, which provided numerous voice coaching, sensitivity and awareness workshops that helped me develop as a radio personality and a humbled community member working towards change. I participated in the radio programme for 8 years. This is what inspired the importance of community and social work in me from a very young age, also myself, having grown up in a poor and violent neighbourhood. During this time, having been exposed to radio acting, I became interested in theatre. At age 9 I scored my first major, protagonist role at the National Theatre in an adaption of Oliver Twist, the play was so successful that it toured the country and my passion for acting grew. I also hosted 3 seasons of NBC’s Holiday Specials... Since then, I have performed in many Theatre shows as well as directed performances, in which I wish to change the audience/performer narrative, engaging in interactive performances, like ‘Meditation’ with Fellemon Ndongo, which was performed at the FNCC and Goethe Center. In Germany, I started my own Improvisation Class, which was an interesting look into the ‘theatre of life’ as we know it.. I participated in the Windhoek International Dance Festival 2018 at The College of the Arts, where I performed poetry and live painting on top of a roof top. I also participated in the Kalahari International Festival, where we teach the arts as a form of expression, to street children. I am currently working on independent creative projects. I have written, directed and produced 3 short films.
I have a diploma from the Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, for my intensive international class film exchange programme. We learnt the basics of each film section, from directing to acting to cinematography to editing. I had to complete a short film as part of my diploma.
I have a diploma from the Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, for my intensive international class film exchange programme. We learnt the basics of each film section, from directing to acting to cinematography to editing. I had to complete a short film as part of my diploma.
Growing up, my mother was an art enthusiast so I attended many film festivals and watched a lot of different/foreign films and documentaries.
In 2017 I created my first short film titled ‘Get Milk’, as part of the Kino-Namia 48-hour film challenge. In the following year, I participated again, making my short film, ‘Little Namibia’- a glimpse into the lives of street-children. I began an initiative to help street-children on my own and currently have around 15+ children which I try my best to help. Both of my Kino-Namia short films have been publicly screened and broadcasted on One Africa Television.
I attended the 2018 International Exchange Programme at the Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, one of the leading film schools in the world and which taught me the basics of many facets of the film industry (camera, lighting, animation, editing, directing, producing, scriptwriting, acting).
I was able to create my first feature documentary short film, ‘Unseen’ , which has been screened in film festivals in Germany, New Mexico, the Netherlands, UK Vimeo-on-Demand as well as screened at my countries Parliament as part of a human rights campaign.
‘Unseen’ is part 1 of an experimental animated documentary series. "Unseen" is a conversation, this film project has a high social focus and I believe, that gaining perspective can help understanding each other and gaining knowledge as a community, which can help fight against today’s social problems and dogmas.
I have participated in a few student films, with flexible roles as an actress, assistant director/camera-woman.
I filmed the behind the scenes footage for an upcoming Namibian feature film 'The White Line' and am currently working on a few creative projects as a freelancer.
Growing up, my mother was an art enthusiast so I attended many film festivals and watched a lot of different/foreign films and documentaries.
In 2017 I created my first short film titled ‘Get Milk’, as part of the Kino-Namia 48-hour film challenge. In the following year, I participated again, making my short film, ‘Little Namibia’- a glimpse into the lives of street-children. I began an initiative to help street-children on my own and currently have around 15+ children which I try my best to help. Both of my Kino-Namia short films have been publicly screened and broadcasted on One Africa Television.
I attended the 2018 International Exchange Programme at the Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, one of the leading film schools in the world and which taught me the basics of many facets of the film industry (camera, lighting, animation, editing, directing, producing, scriptwriting, acting).
I was able to create my first feature documentary short film, ‘Unseen’ , which has been screened in film festivals in Germany, New Mexico, the Netherlands, UK Vimeo-on-Demand as well as screened at my countries Parliament as part of a human rights campaign.
‘Unseen’ is part 1 of an experimental animated documentary series. "Unseen" is a conversation, this film project has a high social focus and I believe, that gaining perspective can help understanding each other and gaining knowledge as a community, which can help fight against today’s social problems and dogmas.
I have participated in a few student films, with flexible roles as an actress, assistant director/camera-woman.
I filmed the behind the scenes footage for an upcoming Namibian feature film 'The White Line' and am currently working on a few creative projects as a freelancer.