Alexandria Bombach

Alexandria Bombach is an American filmmaker.

Career

Bombach is from Santa Fe, New Mexico. She graduated from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.[1] In 2009, she founded the production company, Red Reel.[2] Her first film, 23 Feet (2011), "captures people doing what they love outside," and raised $9,785 on Kickstarter.[3][4] In 2012, she 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] Her 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]

In 2018, Bombach premiered her 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. "Sundance 2018 Women Directors: Meet Alexandria Bombach — "On Her Shoulders"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. "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. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  5. "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. 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.
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