Alexandria Bombach

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Alexandria Bombach is an American filmmaker.

Career

Bombach is from Santa Fe, New Mexico. They graduated from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. [1] In 2009, they founded the production company, Red Reel. [2] Their first film, 23 Feet (2011), "captures people doing what they love outside," and raised $9,785 on Kickstarter. [3] [4] In 2012, they produced and directed the documentary film series MoveShake, a "look into the complicated lives of people who have set out to make a positive environmental or social impact." [5] Their first feature documentary, Frame by Frame , co-directed with Mo Scarpelli, [6] premiered at SXSW in 2015. [7] Also in 2015, Bombach released an 18-minute documentary entitled Common Ground, which dealt with disputes over unprotected public land in Montana. [3] In 2016, Bombach received Pulitzer Center support for The New York Times "op-doc" Afghanistan by Choice, which, like Frame by Frame, was filmed in Afghanistan. [5]

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In 2018, Bombach premiered their documentary On Her Shoulders , about Yazidi genocide survivor and activist Nadia Murad, [8] at the Sundance Film Festival. [2] On Her Shoulders won the festival's award for Best Directing of a U.S. Documentary. [7] [9] [10] The same year, Bombach signed with United Talent Agency. [7]

In 2023, Bombach directed It's Only Life After All revolving around the band Indigo Girls. [11]

Filmography

As director

References

  1. FilmCourage.com (2018-11-12). "How Does A Filmmaker Get Their Start? by Alexandria Bombach of On Her Shoulders Documentary". Medium. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  2. 1 2 "Sundance 2018 Women Directors: Meet Alexandria Bombach — "On Her Shoulders"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. 1 2 "Blending Adventure and Conservation Wins an Emmy!". Wild & Scenic Film Festival. 2014-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  4. "23 Feet: Simple Living for Outdoor Passions". Kickstarter. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  5. 1 2 "Alexandria Bombach". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  6. Rapold, Nicolas (19 November 2015). "Review: 'Frame by Frame' Looks at Four Intrepid Afghan Photojournalists". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-03-11 via NYTimes.com.
  7. 1 2 3 Busch, Anita (2018-03-21). "Triple Threat Alexandria Bombach Signs With UTA". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  8. Bradshaw, Peter (24 January 2019). "On Her Shoulders review – the heartbreaking life of Nadia Murad, survivor of genocide". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2019-03-11 via www.theguardian.com.
  9. Pulver, Andrew (29 January 2018). "Sundance 2018: 'gay conversion' drama wins grand jury prize". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2019-03-11 via www.theguardian.com.
  10. Libbey, Peter (28 January 2018). "Women Dominate Sundance's Winners List". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-03-11 via NYTimes.com.
  11. Vlessing, Etan (May 18, 2020). "Indigo Girls Documentary in the Works (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 22, 2023.