Alexis Jacknow
Lecturer
Alexis Jacknow is an LA-based, multidisciplinary storyteller.
Her psychological horror feature, CLOCK, which stars Dianna Agron and Melora Hardin, is now streaming on Hulu.
Her debut short film, AGAIN, World Premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival and was distributed by Amazon. Her other shorts include COSTUME CHANGE (FX/Hulu), and OVERNIGHT (Netflix/Paramount+), which garnered her a WGA Award Nomination for Short Form Original.
She is in development on her horror feature, THE BLINDINGS, with 21 Laps, as well as her drama, THE VILLAGER (IFP Week No Borders Official Selection). She is also producing the upcoming horror feature, ICE CREAM MAN. Its proof of concept short, FUDGIE FREDDIE, recently World Premiered at Cinequest.
Alexis has over a decade of theater directing experience, during which she has helmed National Tours, World Premieres, and Audie Award-winning radio plays. She sits on the faculty at UCLA’s Department of Theater.
As an actor, her career spans film, television, theater, and dozens of national commercials. She holds a B.F.A. in Acting from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and is a proud member of the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, AEA, and SDC.
