Alexandra Henry is an award-winning filmmaker & photographer with a passion for telling the stories of underrepresented voices. Most recently, her short film 'Moving Together' won 4 Telly Awards (Gold, 2 x Silver, Bronze) and a Bronze Anthem Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Campaign - Non-Profit Fundraising Categories. Her first feature-length documentary, STREET HEROINES won Best Documentary Jury Prize at the Portland Film Festival 2021 and Best Documentary at the Hip Hop Cine Fest in Rome, Italy 2024. In 2019 she was selected for SHOOT Magazine's New Directors Showcase and named a finalist for the STARZ & The Wrap Women’s ‘Telling Our Stories’ film contest.
Alexandra has been recognized as a CurateNYC Emerging Artist for her body of photographic work that explores the human experience through architecture and graffiti in densely populated urban environments. Her photographs and films have been exhibited around the world and at prestigious institutions such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. and the STRAAT Museum in Amsterdam.
In addition to her creative practice, Alexandra also produces content for global brands such as Frito-Lay and PepsiCo.
She received her B.A. in Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA and speaks Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian. Based between Santa Fe and New York City, she was born in Alexandria, Virginia and raised near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
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