Profile

Alexis Vail is Writer, Director, and Creative Producer.

Currently, Alexis is in postproduction on her second narrative short film called LAMBING, which she wrote, directed, and produced. She is also in the Vermont Production Collective Screenwriting Incubator 2025.

Her first short film as a Writer/Director, AS SHADOWS, premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) as part of the New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) block called “Women Calling the Shots”. AS SHADOWS also won 1st place for Best Producer and 2nd place for Best Suspense/Drama at the NYWIFT 2020 Online Short Festival.

After getting her start as a Production Assistant on big-budget shows, she quickly fell in love with independent filmmaking and worked her way up to the role of 2nd Assistant Director mainly through low-budget indie features.

When not on set, she is writing and developing her own slate of projects which are in various stages. Additionally, she covets her three years (and counting) as a Crew Chief at the Sundance Directors Lab, and two years as a Programmer for Slamdance, experiences that have deeply influenced her creative approach.