Alexandra Gemma Tebano

I am Alexandra Tebano, born and raised in Schenectady, New York, by Southern Italian immigrant parents. Storytelling has been at the heart of my life for as long as I can remember, and it has taken me from small hometown roots to national networks including Lifetime, HBO, Showtime, and Oxygen.

As a producer, my films have screened at major festivals including SXSW, the USA Film Festival, and the AFI Film Festival. My work has also aired on Showtime, HBO, and CNN. One of my proudest projects is my short film Tamar Rising, which received multiple nominations including Best Director at the Nice International Film Festival and the London International Film Festival. The film also won Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress at the Madrid International Film Festival and the Southern Europe International Film Festival.

I graduated from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where I designed my own program exploring performance through a theological and anthropological lenses. I was fascinated by how culture, religion, business, and philosophy shape the way we express ourselves, and this interdisciplinary curiosity continues to inform all of my work. While at New York University, I also co founded Embodied Magazine, celebrating beauty, intelligence, and global culture.

Beyond film, I have produced large scale experiential events and branded content for communities and brands around the world. Highlights include Summit Tulum, Carbone Formula One Pop Up events from 2022 through 2024, the Parsons Benefit Gala, Procter and Gamble HBCYOU Activations, and GroupBlack Brand Week Hip Hop Lounge. I currently split my time between Austin and Miami Beach, developing films, events, and creative campaigns.

Upcoming projects include two new horror feature film scripts, a podcast exploring the lives of incarcerated women, and two documentaries. Super 8 Motel focuses on the migrant crisis in New York State, and Loiza examines the decline of Catholicism in a small Puerto Rican town.

At my core, I am driven by a love of human stories, the kind that spark understanding, connection, and change.