cassandra alexa
director/ screenwriter/ musician/ actress
About
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Cassandra Alexa is a director, screenwriter, singer/rapper/songwriter, actress, and fashion/makeup designer/artist.
Cassandra is a Mexican American woman from Everman, Texas. Cassandra recently received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film & Television with a Concentration in Directing and a Minor in Screenwriting from DePaul University. She is located in Texas, California, New York, and Illinois.
God, her family, and friends serve as her life’s foundation.
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Cassandra Alexa's short film “High Functioning (Proof of Concept)” is in its festival run and is planned to be expanded into a feature film. The logline for the Proof of Concept is: After their biggest drug deal yet, Jordyn is pressured by her best friend Ruby to party with their cut, only to end up with serious consequences.
Cassandra’s first album “the psychedelic introspection.”, features 16 songs with 7 music videos, which she directed, starred in, and costume/makeup-designed.
She recently worked as a talent management intern at Venture Entertainment in West Hollywood.
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Cassandra Alexa's mission is to create film and music projects and a future film and music studio in Texas that focus on the representation of diverse and marginalized groups and their industry and personal prosperity, activism, awareness, and charity on social/ world issues, love and empathy, and combatting prevalent industry issues, which are all fueled by her faith in God and are a part of her mission to make the world a better place.
She strives to create authentic and fun roles for BIPOC (with a focus on Latino/ Hispanic, Black, and Indigenous representation) and other marginalized groups (women, trans, non-binary, LGBTQ+, disabled, neurodivergent, lower-income, immigrant, and body-size-or-look-marginalized communities, etc.) on screen and behind the camera and highlight similarly diverse musicians.
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Cassandra Alexa’s directing style is based on empathy, connection, emotion, and intuition, focusing on representation and activism, with the flare of her signature psychedelic and glam aesthetics.
Cassandra creates films in all genres and is always open to new projects, ideas, and adventures.
Cassandra loves creating comedy (stoner, raunchy, party, young adult/teen, and buddy comedies), psychedelic, and drama films. Many of her films are in the vein of movies like 21 Jump Street, Blockers, Superbad, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Silver Linings Playbook, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, When Harry Met Sally, or Elf.
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Cassandra Alexa is a singer/ rapper/ songwriter, specializing in (psychedelic) hip-hop, pop, indie, and Latin. Her music is in the vein of A$AP Rocky, Charli XCX, Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, Lana Del Rey, and Childish Gambino.
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As an actress, Cassandra Alexa becomes the character, engaging in listening, being present in the scene, and understanding what the character needs, wants, and feels.
She loves acting in any genre of film.
She is interested in authentic and fun roles for BIPOC.
Genres she enjoys include comedy, drama, psychedelic, romance, horror/ thriller, family, coming-of-age, sci-fi, and gangster.
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Cassandra Alexa is a costume and makeup designer and artist. She specializes in glam and experimental looks but is passionate about all fashion and makeup.
Cassandra Alexa- Comedy Directing/ Writing Reel
Cassandra Alexa- Comedy Acting Reel
Cassandra Alexa- Drama Acting Reel
Coming Soon!
High Functioning (Proof of Concept)
(Short Film)
2024
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Note: THIS FILM IS CURRENTLY IN ITS FILM FESTIVAL RUN, SO FOR THE TIME BEING IT IS PASSWORD PROTECTED AND RESERVED FOR ONLY FILM FESTIVALS AND THOSE WHO WORKED ON THE FILM. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC SOON!
Latest Release!
the psychedelic introspection.
(Album)
2023
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All Music Videos below
Cassandra Alexa- trippin’.
from the psychedelic introspection.
Cassandra Alexa- return call.
from the psychedelic introspection.
Cassandra Alexa- rush.
from the psychedelic introspection.
Cassandra Alexa- thoughts on the train.
from the psychedelic introspection.
Cassandra Alexa- insensitive.
from the psychedelic introspection.
Cassandra Alexa- acceptance speech.
from the psychedelic introspection.
Cassandra Alexa- just a song.
from the psychedelic introspection.
Films
High Functioning (Proof of Concept)
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Short Film/ Proof of Concept- Comedy
After their biggest drug deal yet, Jordyn is pressured by her best friend Ruby to party with their cut, only to end up with serious consequences.
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Available in 4K!
MY ROLE: DIRECTOR, CO-PRODUCER, SCREENWRITER, LEAD ACTRESS, and COSTUME AND MAKEUP DESIGNER
Note: THIS FILM IS CURRENTLY IN ITS FILM FESTIVAL RUN, SO FOR THE TIME BEING IT IS PASSWORD PROTECTED AND RESERVED FOR ONLY FILM FESTIVALS AND THOSE WHO WORKED ON THE FILM. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC SOON!
BAKED
Short Film- Comedy, Mockumentary
Two cousins are put in charge of a graduation party when they accidentally eat a plate of cookie edibles.
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Available in 4K!
MY ROLE: DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER, and LEAD ACTRESS
Jimmy and the Aliens
Short Film- Comedy, Sci-fi
A young man is abducted by aliens and made the subject of their studies about human reproduction, only to be made fun of for his troubles with the ladies.
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Available in 4K!
MY ROLE: DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER, LEAD ACTRESS, and COSTUME AND MAKEUP DESIGNER
Best Friends Forever
Short Film- Drama
A woman watches a VHS tape of a happier time in her life.
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Available in 4K!
MY ROLE: DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER, and LEAD ACTRESS
Director’s Statement and Studio Goals
Contact.
cassandraalexa.info@gmail.com