Alex J. Bledsoe

 
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Feature-Length Documentary (In progress)

OAKLEAD

Director | Producer

Investigative documentary exploring lead poisoning and environmental racism in Oakland.

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Short Documentary (In post-production)

Heart Race

Director | Producer | Cinematographer

AJ is a 36-year-old father of two with end-stage congestive heart failure. Heart Race follows AJ’s pursuit of a heart transplant while grappling with the entrapments of poverty and racial inequity in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Commissioned Series

Nike

Executive Producer | Director

“UNTIL WE ALL WIN” - NIKE.COM/EQUALITY LAUNCH

Produced and directed four short documentaries highlighting young black people using sport to organize their communities in New York and Atlanta. The videos were part of the launch of Nike’s Equality vertical and “Until We All Win” campaign, during Black History Month.

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Photo by Flo Ngala

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Photojournalism

Aqui Tem:
Rio de Janeiro Prepares for the World Cup & Olympics

Creator | Photojournalist

Photojournalism documenting social and geographical change in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.

 
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Feature-length Narrative Film

Residue

Line Producer

When Jay returns home to DC, he finds his neighborhood gentrified beyond recognition, and his friends being scattered to the wind.

In its world premiere at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival, Residue won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, the Acting Award (Obi Nwachukwu), and Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize Honorable Mention.

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Co-founder

Breaktide Productions

Breaktide Productions is a media production company owned and operated by women of color, and rooted in intersectional solidarity.

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