Alexis Bloom is a South African documentary film director and producer. Her works include '' Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds'' (2016) and '' Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes'' (2018). She has been nominated for three

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. She co-directed “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg” (2023) and directed “The Bibi Files” (2024) for which she was shortlisted for an Academy Award.

Biography

Bloom was born in

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. Her father is Jewish. She graduated from the

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in 2001, and began her career editing for ''

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''. She married

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in 2017. They have two children.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bloom, Alexis Living people People from Johannesburg South African film directors South African people of Jewish descent South African television directors South African women film directors UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism alumni Women documentary filmmakers Year of birth missing (living people)