Dania Reymond-Boughenou’s family left Algeria in 1994 during the black decade to settle in Marseille, France. She began studying at the school of fine arts there and continued with the course at the Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains. Her medium-length film Le jardin d'essai (2016), shot in Algiers, was shown at several festivals, including those in Angers, Brive, Cinemed and Belfort. In 2022, her film Constellation de la Rouguière, shot in Marseille, was shown in the national competition at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival and was an official selection at the 2023 French Academy Awards.