Alexandra Shiva ’95

AB; New York, New York

Alexandra Shiva is an award-winning filmmaker known for crafting intimate, character-driven documentaries. She most recently directed and produced One South: Portrait Of A Psych Unit, which premiered on HBO in 2024. Her previous films include: Each And Everyday (MTV); This Is Home (EPIX), which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won The Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary; the Peabody Award-winning How To Dance In Ohio (HBO/Sundance); Stagedoor (SXSW/Sundance Channel), and the award-winning Bombay Eunuch.

Alexandra graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Art History and is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Vassar College, and The Public Theater.

My six-word story:

“Not a writer,
but I’m ok.”