Alexandra is a writer/director whose work leans into the earnest and awkward experience of being human. Her first narrative feature, Unpacking as a co/writer-director-producer has screened at 26 festivals, picking up 17 awards including ‘Best Rising Star Director, Best Script, Best Narrative Feature, Best Ensemble Cast, and Audience Choice award.’ Filmed in Bali over 13 days on a micro budget, Unpacking explores the hypocrisies of wellness tourism and the power of vulnerability.

Clayton has directed, written and produced narrative shorts, web series, branded and documentary content for the last 12 years. She’s currently in development to direct the wild comedy feature Short King. Her most recent short K-town Blues premieres this fall. Projects ready to pitch as a writer/director include: The Silencing (queer, teenage, political thriller feature), Expats (one hour family drama), and This Is Not A Drill (half hour environmental buddy comedy). This is Not a Drill was a selected finalist for the 2024 Hollywood Climate Pitch Fest.

Outside of helming her own projects she enjoys the layers of creative producing for early career directors. Her work in this realm includes the narrative feature No More Time, an environmental horror set in the mountains of Colorado, and the short films The Box, Forevertown and Please in Spanish, for which she was a 2022 producing fellow for Women In Film and Google’s inaugural Shorts Lab. 

Films she's acted in have screened at over 30 festivals including Karlovy Vary, NYC’s Rooftop Films, and SF’s Cinema by the Bay, and stream on Amazon and Kinoscope. 

A grounded optimist who thrives in the creation of original work, Alexandra believes the stories we tell create the culture we live in. She lives in Los Angeles with her dog Roo.