She learned of the history of Upper Volta (as Burkina Faso was known in colonial times) and of children who were born to African women and French soldiers only to be forced to leave their mothers to live in orphanages.
[5] Bouyain has also written articles, mainly on the theme of mixed-race and exile, for Africultures, Presence Africaine and CODESRIA.
[6] Her first feature-length film is Notre Étrangère ("The Place In Between"; 2010), which The Hollywood Reporter called " A nicely observed docudrama about a biracial young French woman who goes back to her roots.
"[7] The plot of the movie is based on a mixed race woman named Amy who moves back to Burkina Faso.
[9] Bouyain was one of the speakers at the African Women in Film Forum held in Accra, Ghana between 23 and 25 September 2013.