Alexis Jacknow is an LA based, multidisciplinary storyteller.

As a writer and director, she has had projects optioned, developed, and distributed by FOX, Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu.​

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Her debut short film, AGAIN, world premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival and went on to play fests all over the world.  AGAIN is now available to watch on Seed&Spark, here.​​

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Her other recent shorts include Hulu/20th Digital's CLOCK, starring Jess Weixler, and COSTUME CHANGE, which aired on FX and Freeform and was featured in the LA Times.  Her Netflix & Hulu short, OVERNIGHT, garnered her a 2019 WGA Award Nomination.

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She is currently in pre-production on her first feature, THE VILLAGER (2019 IFP Week No Borders Selection), and is in development on her horror feature, THE BLINDINGS, with 21 Laps.

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As an actor, Alexis' career spans film, television, theater, and dozens of national commercials.

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She holds a B.F.A. in Acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and sits on faculty as a Lecturer at UCLA's Department of Theater.  She is a proud member of SAG/AFTRA, AEA, SDC and the IAMA Theatre Company.