Alexandra is a New York–born, Los Angeles–based writer and director working across documentary and narrative. Her films study performance and persona, and the porous line between what is real and what is rehearsed.

She began in documentary, directing for PBS, ITV, international brands, music videos, the Tribeca Film Institute, and co-directing The Candidates (DOC NYC, SXSW EDU, Fuse).

Her semi-scripted short The Act of Coming Out premiered at the Athens International Film + Video Festival and was featured in The New Yorker and as a Vimeo Staff Pick. Adrian Curry (MUBI) described it as “beautiful and heartbreaking,” and Vera Carothers (The New Yorker) wrote, “The fusion of real life and performance creates an uncanny emotional resonance… we’re left to parse which tears and trepidations feel genuine, and measure them up against our own.”

Her follow-up short And Then I Was Here combines observational documentary methods with scripted storytelling techniques. It screened at SFFILM, where it was nominated for Best Documentary Short, and was described by The Moveable Fest as “a fascinating follow-up” to her earlier work.

Her narrative debut Miss screened at Raindance, Rooftop Films, New Orleans Film Festival, NewFest, SFFILM, and Montclair. The film was noted for its emotional intimacy; Moviejawn wrote, “The love between Jess and Sophie is palpable… the film carries them so movingly it almost hurts when it ends.”

She is developing a feature screenplay and other narrative projects.

Full filmography here.