Alexandra Hidalgo

Alexandra Hidalgo is a Venezuelan-American documentary film director, editor and theorist.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the documentaries Teta and Vanishing Borders and for her video book Cámara Retórica: A Feminist Filmmaking Methodology for Rhetoric and Composition.[3][4]

Alexandra Hidalgo
Born
Caracas, Venezuela
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
  • editor
  • theorist
Years active2009–present

Early life and education

Alexandra was born in Caracas, Venezuela and immigrated to Dayton, Ohio at the age of sixteen. She holds a BA from the Honors Tutorial College, a MA in creative writing from Naropa University, and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from Purdue University.[5]

Career

Hidalgo is an assistant professor at Michigan State University.[6] She is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the online publication agnès films.[7]

Hidalgo's debut documentary feature, Vanishing Borders, screened at the All Lights India International Film Festival and Glendale International Film Festival. It also won a Kudos Endeavor Award for Human Spirit feature at the Docs Without Borders Film Festival.[8][9] In 2017, her documentary film, Teta, screened at the Athens International Film and Video Festival and Boston Latino International Film Festival.[10][11] It also won the Best Documentary Film Award at the 10th Jaipur International Film Festival.[12]

Filmography
Year Title Contribution Note
2009 PERFECT: A Conversation with the Venezuelan Middle Class About Female Beauty and Breast Implants Director/Cinematographer/Producer
2014 Vanishing Borders Writer/Director/Editor/Producer
2016 William and Santiago Simultaneous Director/Editor/Cinematographer/Producer
2017 Teta Writer/Director/Editor/Producer
2017 A Place at the Table Director/Editor/Cinematographer/Producer

Books
  • 2017 - Cámara Retórica: A Feminist Filmmaking Methodology for Rhetoric and Composition (video book)
  • 2018 - Pixelating the Self: Digital Feminist Memoirs ISBN 978-0-9864333-8-2

References
  1. "Interview: Alexandra Hidalgo". raisingfilms.com. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  2. "MSU professor, student resist sexualization of Latinas in media". statenews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  3. "A new documentary explores immigration from a woman's perspective". michiganradio.org. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  4. "A Review of Alexandra Hidalgo's Cámara Retórica". enculturation.net. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  5. "Alexandra Hidalgo: Feminist Visionary". directedbywomen.com. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  6. "Alexandra Hidalgo". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  7. "An interview with Alexandra Hidalgo and Barbara Ann O'Leary". ffc.twu.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  8. "VANISHING BORDERS". aliiff.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  9. "Alexandra Hidalgo, Director". doclab.cal.msu.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  10. "Baby Business – 2017". athensfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  11. "Boston Latino International Film Festival at DRCLAS". drclas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  12. "Iran's 'Sara and Ayda'" awarded at Jaipur festival". iran-daily.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
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