Alex Matraxia

Alex Matraxia is a London-based filmmaker and writer. Their short film Afterparty was commissioned by BBC x ICA New Creatives, screening at BFI Flare 2023. Their film Dream Factory was made in partnership with Roundhouse Film Fund, and they’ve recently been shortlisted for the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition. Their super-8 film Brief Encounter premiered in Cannes as a finalist of the Straight-8 Competition. They were also the recipient of Future Creatives Writing Prize in 2020. They are a contributing film critic to UK Film Review and The Otherness Archive.