Alexa is a graphic designer and filmmaker born in Tennessee, raised in the Lone Star State. With a love for art direction and psychology, she priortizes outside-of-the-box visual storytelling and strategy-oriented design.
Her films often center on characters caught in situations that confine them, yet reaching for self-determination in small acts of care and courage.
Alexa designs at beauty brand Babe Original. She received a B.A. in Advertising (Art Direction Specialization) and a B.F.A. in Film & Media Arts with Spanish & Graphic Design minors from SMU.
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EducationSouthern Methodist University
B.A. Advertising, Creative Specialization
B.F.A. Film & Media Arts
Spanish & Graphic Design Minors
Maine Media Workshops & College
Young Screenwriters I
Young Screenwriters II
Advanced Young Filmmakers
Young Photographers
The Hockaday School
Concordia College, Spanish Immersion
Employment Babe Original
Graphic Designer
Full-Time
September 2024-Present
Alice + Olivia
Graphic Designer
Freelance
April 2025-Present
SMU Social Media
Junior Art Director
Full-Time
May 2023-September 2024
Senior Art Director Intern
Internship
June 2021-May 2023
Junior Art Director Intern
Internship
September 2019-June 2021
D Magazine
Art & Production Assistant
January 2024-May 2024
Moonglass Pictures LLC
Producer
November 2019-April 2024
SoftwareAdobe Creative Suite
Premiere Pro
After Effects
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Lightroom
Figma
Recognition - Art DirectionClio Awards
Communication Arts
Young Ones
ADDYs
Graphis New Talent Annual
Recognition - Filmmaking“2 AM” (2024)
Music Video
Director, Cinematographer
Official Selection, Dances with Films LA, World Premiere
“Cover” (2023)
Narrative Short
Director, Writer, Producer
Semi-Finalist Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival
Jury Award Best College Short Film, Gasparilla International Film Festival
Official Selection Gasparilla International Film Festival
Finalist, AXD Film Festival, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Official Selection Maryland International Film Festival
Official Selection Post Alley Film Festival
Official Selection Hollywood Shortsfest
Finalist USA Film Festival
Official Selection New England International Film Awards
Official Selection International World Film Awards, London
“We’re All Gonna Die” (2023)
Narrative Short
Cinematographer
Official Selection Reel East Texas Film Festival
Official Selection Austin Under the Stars Film Festival
Semi-Finalist Student Los Angeles Film Awards
“Smile” (2022)
Narrative Feature
Producer
Recipient of Austin Film Society’s North Texas Pioneer Grant
“Together, Alone” (2021)
Narrative Short
Director, Producer
Official Selection NTUFF
“Our Stories” (2021)
Documentary Short
Director, Animator
Official Selection Oak Cliff Film Festival
“Steps for Their Lives” (2019)
Documentary Short
Director
Made in Partnership with The March of Dimes and GSNETX
“Tigerlilies” (2019)
Narrative Short
Director, Cinematographer
Official Selection Dallas International Film Festival
Official Selection Festival International de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada
Official Selection First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
Official Selection Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions
“All Grown Up” (2018)
Narrative Short
Director, Cinematographer
Female Rising Star Nominee AAHSFF
Best Student Film Asian Film Festival of Dallas
Semi-Finalist Newark IFF Youth Festival
Best Drama Nominee AAHSFF
Best Supporting Actress, Ella Lozier, Festival International de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada
Official Selection Festival International de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada
Offical Selection Elkhorn Valley BEA D7 Film and Media Conference
Hockaday Purchase Award
“Phonies” (2018)
Experimental Documentary Short
Director, Cinematographer
Screened on PBS
Best Documentary Pegasus Film Festival
Semi-Finalist Newark IFF Youth Festival
Best Teen Experimental Elkhorn Valley BEA D7 Film and Media Conference
Official Selection Best of Fests Dallas
Official Selection Pegasus Film Festival
Official Selection Faith Family Academy Film Festival