Alexandra Debricon
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Alexandra Debricon is a French-born filmmaker and editor based in New York City. After graduation from the University of Paris VIII in Saint-Denis with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television, she moved to New York for an intensive film production workshop at the prestigious New York University. After a brief move to Toronto to work as an assistant director on a feature film and commercials, she returned to New York to work as an editor for various clients including the National Football League, Siemens, Saturday Night Live, General Electric and Nike.
The short she edited, Close Your Eyes, directed by Sonia Malfa, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2013 and went to many festivals across the United States including the Palm Springs International Film Festival and Shortfest, and the LA Film Festival. Her directorial debut, A Gringo Honeymoon, starring Raymond Cruz ("Breaking Bad", "Major Crimes") and Teresa Ruiz (Narcos Mexico) shot in Mexico, has won many awards and nominations (HollyShorts Film Festival, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Queens International Film Festival). She wrote and directed the film after a trip to Mexico City where she discovered the popular wrestling sport lucha libre.
She went to Japan and directed Motomiya, a short documentary about the relationship of an elderly Japanese man and a young Spanish woman. She lived with them for many weeks to film their shared daily life. The film was nominated at the Zinebi International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, Rhode Island Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival and Sapporo International Short Film Festival.
The short she edited, Close Your Eyes, directed by Sonia Malfa, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2013 and went to many festivals across the United States including the Palm Springs International Film Festival and Shortfest, and the LA Film Festival. Her directorial debut, A Gringo Honeymoon, starring Raymond Cruz ("Breaking Bad", "Major Crimes") and Teresa Ruiz (Narcos Mexico) shot in Mexico, has won many awards and nominations (HollyShorts Film Festival, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Queens International Film Festival). She wrote and directed the film after a trip to Mexico City where she discovered the popular wrestling sport lucha libre.
She went to Japan and directed Motomiya, a short documentary about the relationship of an elderly Japanese man and a young Spanish woman. She lived with them for many weeks to film their shared daily life. The film was nominated at the Zinebi International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, Rhode Island Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival and Sapporo International Short Film Festival.
