Alexis Bloom

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Alexis Bloom
Born
Johannesburg, South Africa
Education UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
Years active2001–present

Alexis Bloom is a South African documentary film director and producer. Her works include Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016) and Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (2018). She has been nominated for three Emmy Awards.

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Biography

Bloom was born in Johannesburg. [1] Her father is Jewish. [2] She graduated from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in 2001, [3] [4] and began her career editing for Frontline . [5]

She married Fisher Stevens in 2017. [6] They have two children. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorProducerRef.
2013 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks NoYes [8]
2016 Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds YesYes [9]
2018 Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes YesYes [10]
2023 Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg YesYes [11]
2024 The Bibi Files YesYes [12]

Television

YearTitleDirectorProducerNotesRef.
2002–07 Frontline/World NoYes10 episodes [3]
2011 Nova ScienceNow YesYes2 episodes [13]

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Nominated [14]
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program Nominated [15]
2019 Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes Nominated [16]

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  2. ↑ Sarner, Robert (10 September 2024). "Revealing leaked police footage, new film aims brutal lens at Netanyahu amid war". The Times of Israel . Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 Kekauoha, Alex (23 June 2016). "J-School Alum Alexis Bloom's HBO Documentary Screens at Cannes". UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism . Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Maclay, Kathleen (24 June 2016). "Cannes premiere for alum's documentary on Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher". Berkeley News. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  5. ↑ DP/30: Divide & Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, Alexis Bloom. DP/30. 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024– via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Peach, Nikki (10 May 2023). "Who Is Fisher Stevens? Meet The Director Behind The 'Beckham' Documentary". Grazia . Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (7 January 2017). "'Bright Lights: Starring Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher': The Story Behind the HBO Documentary". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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