DIRECTOR BIO

Focusing on stories for and about women, Alexandra directs commercials, shorts, and documentaries. With a strong cinematic eye, she is a visual storyteller who frequently blurs the lines between cinema and documentary. Her background in theater has made her an actor’s director who elicits powerful, human performances in emotionally charged films. Alexandra’s films have screened at 40+ festivals around the world. With a strong feminine sensibility and affection for the human condition, her work has won numerous awards, including an honorable mention from the DGA, a Gold EDI, and several advertising awards at Cannes, Intercom Chicago International Film Festival, and New York Festivals.

With a keen eye for fashion and beauty, Alexandra has directed 50+ commercials all over the world and helmed dozens of documentaries for CNN’s Great Big Story, which have earned several million YouTube views. Alexandra is currently co-writing a feature with Marc Forster and has a feature in development, which she will direct.

Alexandra is half Swedish, half Australian, born in Paris and raised in Switzerland. The recipient of multiple scholarships and grants, she speaks six languages, holds a BA in Drama from the University of Bristol (UK), and an MFA in Film Directing from UCLA. Currently, Alexandra lives in Los Angeles