Director | Producer
Alexandra Henry is a multilingual award-winning director with over 14 years of international experience in film and branded entertainment. Selected for SHOOT Magazine's New Directors Showcase 2019 and named a finalist for the STARZ & The Wrap Women’s ‘Telling Our Stories’ film contest, she showcases her passion for art, music, and languages through photography and her on-going documentary film project Street Heroines. In addition to documentary filmmaking, she’s an experienced TV commercial producer working in-house for global clients including Pepsi, Lay’s, and Mountain Dew. Notably, she was a producer on the Gatorade docu-series Cantera 5v5, (Tribeca TV Festival / ESPN+ / NBC) directed by Jeff and Mike Zimbalist, which spanned six countries following teenage soccer players compete for global recognition. She has been recognized twice as a CurateNYC Emerging Artist for her body of photographic work that explores the human experience in densely populated metropolis through architecture and graffiti. Alexandra received her B.A. in Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College and speaks Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian. Based in New York City, she was born in Alexandria, Virginia and raised near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
Executive Producer
Zahra Sherzad is founder of Noorvision LLC, an NYC based independent production company, and has been involved in the contemporary art world for 20 years curating and producing a number of art shows with recognized artists, musicians, DJs, filmmakers, and creatives that have gone on to define street culture as a whole. Currently, Zahra is Head of Visual Art and an Impact Producer for Level Forward, an entertainment company that develops, produces, and finances high quality entertainment with Oscar, Emmy, and Tony-winning producers. Clients have included: Zappos, Amazon Music, Rockstar Games, AK Worldwide, No Commision Art Fair (Swizz Beats), Moniker Art Fair, Times Square Arts Alliance, and Creative Time.
Producer
Jordan Noël Hawkes has spent the past twenty+ years working in the production of documentaries, unscripted television, cultural events, art-based education programs, feature films, and commercials, in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, and the US. For Street Heroines, Jordan started as a conceptual advisor and fundraiser, helping to lead the successful Kickstarter campaign and traveling with the crew to record sound in Mexico City and São Paulo.
Cinematographer
Diana Eliazov is rooted in New York City photojournalism, yet broke from photography for five years while photo editor at Sports Illustrated before returning to the camera. Her strong visual sensibilities evolved into commercial, narrative, and documentary filmmaking. Her desire to create social change through art has led her to worldwide projects on immigration, women in art, and maternal healthcare.
Editor
Simone Cassas is an award-winning, Brazilian-born and New York City-based film and video editor with a strong background in motion graphics and post-production, and over two decades of experience in various formats, genres, and styles including television promos, PSA’s, commercials, corporate videos, documentaries, and broadcast news. Her work has screened in festivals internationally, and she directed and edited two feature documentaries – "Everything is Brazil" and "Trilogy of the Body" – which both aired on Brazil’s TV Cultura and Canal Brasil.
Associate Producers SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS
Lead by Susan Martin/Producer & Co-founder and Danielle Lesniewski/Producer & Braintrust Board Member, SSB offers resources for artists to conceive, undertake, and/or complete new projects. Consulting on strategies to support the artist’s ultimate vision for the work, SSB’s supple approach is meant to bolster their creative process. SSB also hosts artist-driven salons and public discussions of works in progress, issues, and ideas that foster dialogue about the intersection of art and social history and the role of the artist as an engine for social change. Cultivation events offer introductions to new stakeholders and potential supporters, marketing and publicity assistance, and a place to present “first look” projects and performances.