Filmmaker of the Week Alexandra Pechman
Episode 19 of Filmmaker of the Week with Alexandra Pechman:
In this episode, we discuss the short film Thumb, Alexandra’s career to date and striving for inclusivity on each film set.
About Alexandra:
Alexandra Pechman is a writer and director living in Los Angeles.
She wrote the psychosexual thriller TENTACLES, produced by Blumhouse TV for Hulu’s INTO THE DARK film series, and has written for the cult anthology series CHANNEL ZERO on Syfy. As a screenwriter, she currently has projects in development with Bad Robot, Hyperobject Industries, and Corporate Witchcraft. As a director, her debut short film, THUMB, premiered at the 2021 Fantasia Film Festival. Her upcoming short film, SLEEP, was named a Spring 2021 Funding Grantee from The Future of Film is Female.
Previously as a magazine writer, she published her writing in Vogue, the New York Times, Artforum, Vanity Fair, and many other magazines, and worked for publications such as Artnews, Aperture, and W magazine. She graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with honors and has been awarded fellowships and prizes for her writing from Oprah Winfrey, the American Academy of Poets, and the Sacatar Institute in Brazil.
You can check out more about Alexandra on Instagram her Website and the Thumb Fantasia Film Page.
Thank you for listening!
The Fantasia Film Festival will be the world premiere for Thumb. You can find tickets available through the festival website which is linked above.
Check out our review of Thumb here.
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