Directing

Alexis Mitchell

Known for

Directing

Credits

4 titles

Known for

Stealth poster
NR

By merging hidden camera footage from a patient’s hysterectomy, with interviews of the objects used in these procedures and spaces, Stealth poignantly and humorously mobilizes ‘sousveillance’ to subvert the perspective of surveilling machinery. Through a triangulation of corporeal, medical and military technologies, Stealth provocatively points to previously unexplored histories and relationships between inanimate objects and human bodies.

Stealth

2014

No artwork available
NR

The Break is an experimental and performance-based documentary that focuses on the idea of the "break" (the voice as a site of transgression and inherent queerness, as theorized by Wayne Koestenbaum). Mitchell juxtaposes old and new footage from popular (Canadian) tween singer Justin Bieber, professional operatic performances, and YouTube clips and interviews with trans activists as a way to explore the relationship between gender and the singing voice in Western societies.

The Break

2013

Gabey and Mike: A Jewish Summer Camp Love Story poster
1.0

A whimsical musical documentary inspired by the music of Mermaid Café (1989-1990).

Gabey and Mike: A Jewish Summer Camp Love Story

2016

Rubb My Chubb: Fat Activism and the Fat Femme Mafia poster
5.0

This short documentary follows the Fat Femme Mafia, their fat co-conspirators and allies in the days leading up to their first and highly anticipated event. Through interviews, asides, and performances, "Rubb My Chubb" lays the groundwork for these fierce fatties to continue to make their politics known to the rest of the world. Since then, FFM have graced the cover of Xtra! Magazine, MTV, The Toronto Star, and many Pride performance stages, and the appetite for these luscious ladies continues to grow and grow.

Rubb My Chubb: Fat Activism and the Fat Femme Mafia

2007

Behind the camera

Stealth poster
NR

By merging hidden camera footage from a patient’s hysterectomy, with interviews of the objects used in these procedures and spaces, Stealth poignantly and humorously mobilizes ‘sousveillance’ to subvert the perspective of surveilling machinery. Through a triangulation of corporeal, medical and military technologies, Stealth provocatively points to previously unexplored histories and relationships between inanimate objects and human bodies.

Stealth

2014

No artwork available
NR

The Break is an experimental and performance-based documentary that focuses on the idea of the "break" (the voice as a site of transgression and inherent queerness, as theorized by Wayne Koestenbaum). Mitchell juxtaposes old and new footage from popular (Canadian) tween singer Justin Bieber, professional operatic performances, and YouTube clips and interviews with trans activists as a way to explore the relationship between gender and the singing voice in Western societies.

The Break

2013

Gabey and Mike: A Jewish Summer Camp Love Story poster
1.0

A whimsical musical documentary inspired by the music of Mermaid Café (1989-1990).

Gabey and Mike: A Jewish Summer Camp Love Story

2016

Rubb My Chubb: Fat Activism and the Fat Femme Mafia poster
5.0

This short documentary follows the Fat Femme Mafia, their fat co-conspirators and allies in the days leading up to their first and highly anticipated event. Through interviews, asides, and performances, "Rubb My Chubb" lays the groundwork for these fierce fatties to continue to make their politics known to the rest of the world. Since then, FFM have graced the cover of Xtra! Magazine, MTV, The Toronto Star, and many Pride performance stages, and the appetite for these luscious ladies continues to grow and grow.

Rubb My Chubb: Fat Activism and the Fat Femme Mafia

2007