Alexander Freeman (film director)

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Alexander Freeman
Born
Alexander James Freeman

(1987-06-19) June 19, 1987 (age 38)
EducationFilm Production (Directing), Emerson College, 2014
Occupations Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Alexander Freeman (born June 19,1987) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter with cerebral palsy. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Freeman was born in 1987 in Newton, Massachusetts. [3] He graduated from Brookline High School, where he participated in the theatre program and a video production class. [1]

After completing high school, he worked for City Year in Boston, producing a recruitment film. Freeman graduated form Emerson College with a degree in Film Production. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleContributionNotes
2013The Last Taboo [5] Writer, Producer, DirectorDocumentary
2017The Wounds We Cannot See [6] Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Co-EditorDocumentary
2024My Own Normal [7] [8] Writer, Producer, DirectorDocumentary
2025True Value [9] [10] Writer, Producer, DirectorDocumentary

References

  1. 1 2 "Sex And Disability: Boston Filmmaker Turns Lens On 'The Last Taboo'". WBUR News . July 20, 2012.
  2. Bolton-Fasman, Judy. "Wounds We Cannot See: A New Film About What Ails Us and Heals Us". Jewish Boston.
  3. "Alexander Freeman". Rotten Tomatoes .
  4. "Filmmaker: "We Need to Open Up the Door" to People with Disabilities". Emerson Today. June 28, 2017.
  5. Evans, Margaret (2012-07-20). "Sex And Disability: Boston Filmmaker Turns Lens On 'The Last Taboo'". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  6. JewishBoston, Judy Bolton-Fasman for. "Wounds We Cannot See: A New Film About What Ails Us and Heals Us". JewishBoston. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  7. LePire, Bobby. "My Own Normal". filmthreat.com. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  8. ""My Own Normal" - Film Review". Beyond the Cinerama Dome. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  9. Ertischek, David (16 September 2025). "Freeman '14 Examines Human Worth in New Documentary". Emerson Today. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  10. "True Value". Kinema. Retrieved 24 December 2025.