She has directed narrative and documentary films and has written a guest post for Indiewire: “Here’s Why Female-Driven Films Are Important Right Now.” Alexis’s first directing project after attending Syracuse University was one of passion: “Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America,” narrated by Katey Sagal. “Defining Beauty” premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2011 and garnered the Audience Award for Best Documentary as well as numerous awards in other festivals. Alexis went on to produce documentaries for History, TLC, Travel Channel, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and The Society of Camera Operator Awards. Since finding documentary success, Alexis has been steadily transitioning toward narrative content development with a variety of collaborative and independent projects.