alexalbers
editor
COMPLICATED
Editor of COMPLICATED a feature documentary about kids with rare and complex diseases whose care is too complicated for mainstream medicine. Featuring stories of kids who are tossed around from specialist to specialist, abandoned and even accused of psychological disorders or of faking their illness. COMPLICATED focuses on one of the most prevalent and representative of these conditions, a connective-tissue disease called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS).
dir. Andrew Abrahams | OPEN EYE PICTURES | COMING SOON!
PERFECT SWEAT
BRAY'S RUN PRODUCTIONS | 2021 | 30 MIN EPISODES
Editor of travel series, PERFECT SWEAT. Inspired by the book “Sweat” by Mikkel Aaland and starring a host of characters, PERFECT SWEAT takes the form of an exploratory journey to every corner of the world. The series explores bathing culture and how the experience of sweat is intertwined within different cultures and traditions. Destinations include Mexico, Scandinavia, Japan, Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Finland, the Baltics, and more!
Available to watch via Off the Fence.
TRASH & BURN
Editor of TRASH & A BURN, a documentary that showcases Chester, Pennsylvania, where Zulene Mayfield leads the 30 year fight against the US’s largest trash incinerator, impacting the majority-black town. The plant, processing waste from distant locations like Canada and Puerto Rico, exemplifies one of the nation’s most severe instances of environmental racism. The film spotlights Chester’s resilience and their battle against systemic injustice.
dir. Bilal Motley | 2024 | 19 MIN
ELLAVUT CIMIRTUQ
Yupik Pronunciation: Shla-vut sche-mik-tuk
Editor of ELLAVUT CIMIRTUQ: OUR WORLD IS CHANGING. As the village of Quinhagak works to save save its cultural artifacts from washing into the Bering Sea, a local filmmaker explores her community’s relationship with its language, and ways of life in Southwest Alaska.
co-dir. Jacqueline Cleveland, Mischa Hedges &
Sonia Luokkala | TRIMTAB MEDIA | 2024 | 30 MIN
co-dir. Jacqueline Cleveland, Mischa Hedges & Sonia Luokkala
TRIMTAB MEDIA | 2023 | 30 MIN
Editor of WOMEN'S MARCH. On Saturday, January 21, hundreds of thousands of women marched on Washington to “come together in solidarity to express to the new administration & congress that women’s rights are human rights and their power cannot be ignored.” That same day, hundreds of sister marches took place in cities and small towns across America. This short documentary film tells the story of people marching in solidarity for women's rights as human rights.
Available to watch on Amazon Prime.
dir. Mischa Hedges | TRIMTAB MEDIA | 2017 | 30 MIN
BEAKMAN & JOK
Editor of documentary BEAKMAN & JOK. A short documentary film that explores the complex and fascinating life of Bay Area artist, leather man, AIDS activist and renowned children’s science educator Jok Church. Church revolutionized children’s science education through his internationally syndicated comic strip, bestselling children’s books, and the hit TV show BEAKMAN’S WORLD.
Available to watch via Frameline Distribution.
co-dir. Kolmel W Love & Lex Sloan | 2021 | 25 MIN
FIRE IN PARADISE
Assistant Editor of Netflix documentary, FIRE IN PARADISE. Survivors recount their harrowing stories from the 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise and became the deadliest wildfire in California history.
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Awards
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2020 News & Doc Emmys
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Winner : Outstanding Sound
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Nominated : Outstanding Short Doc
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2019 Oscar Shortlist : Documentary Short Subject
Available to watch on Netfilx.
co-dir. Zackary Canepari & Drea Cooper | Netflix | 2019 | 39 MIN
Q BALL
Assistant Editor of Fox Sports documentary, Q BALL, a film that tells the story of the San Quentin Prison basketball squad - teammates and inmates at "the Q" - as they fight for the 2019 championship and navigate their journey of rehabilitation. Executive produced by Golden State Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant’s Thirty Five Media, in conjunction with HEIST and Hunting Lane Films.
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Awards
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2020 Sports Emmys
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Nominated : Long Sports Documentary
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Nominated : Music Direction
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Winner of the 2019 Seattle International Film Festival Documentary Grand Jury Award
Available to watch on Fox Sports.
dir. Michael Tolajian | HEIST & HUNTING LANE FILMS | 2019 | 1 HR 36 MIN