Alexandria Bombach is an American filmmaker.

Career

Bombach is from Santa Fe, New Mexico. She graduated from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. In 2009, she founded the production company, Red Reel. Her first film, ''23 Feet'' (2011), "captures people doing what they love outside," and raised $9,785 on Kickstarter. 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." Her first feature documentary, '' Frame by Frame'', co-directed with Mo Scarpelli, premiered at SXSW in 2015. Also in 2015, Bombach released an 18-minute documentary entitled ''Common Ground'', which dealt with disputes over unprotected public land in Montana. In 2016, Bombach received

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support for ''

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'' "op-doc" ''Afghanistan by Choice'', which, like ''Frame by Frame'', was filmed in Afghanistan. In 2018, Bombach premiered her documentary ''

On Her Shoulders ''On Her Shoulders'' is a 2018 American documentary film. It was directed by Alexandria Bombach and produced by Hayley Pappas, Brock Williams and Elizabeth Schaeffer Brown under the banner of RYOT Films. The film follows Iraqi Yazidi human right ...

'', about

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genocide survivor and activist

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, at the

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. ''On Her Shoulders'' won the festival's award for Best Directing of a U.S. Documentary. The same year, Bombach signed with

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. In 2023, Bombach directed ''

It's Only Life After All ''It's Only Life After All'' is an 2023 American documentary film, directed, produced, and edited by Alexandria Bombach. It follows the lives and careers of the band Indigo Girls. It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on ...

'' revolving around the band

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Filmography

As director * 2012 - ''Shannon Galpin: A MoveShake Story'' * 2012 - ''Julio Solis: A MoveShake Story'' * 2013 - ''Gregg Treinish: A MoveShake Story'' * 2013 - ''Alison Gannett: A MoveShake Story'' * 2013-2016 - ''Natural Heroes'' * 2015 - '' Frame by Frame'' * 2018 - ''

'' * 2023 - ''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bombach, Alexandria American women film directors American women film producers People from Santa Fe, New Mexico Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women