In this episode of Filmmaker of the Week we sit down with writer/director Alexandra Pechman as she discusses her short film Thumb which is having its world premiere at the 2021 Fantasia Film Festival as well as her career and what it means to have inclusivity on every production.

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 find out more on Alexandra on her Instagram, Website, and the Thumb Fantasia Page.

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Thanks for listening and cheers!

Daniel Hess