Q&A with director Josh Alexander, moderated by Jackie Glover

Monday, Feb. 27 2023, 7:00

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Josh Alexander (Director/Writer/Producer) is one of the founders of Group Effort Films. His recent films include writing/producing/ directing the Al Sharpton documentary LOUDMOUTH (2022 Tribeca Closing Night Film; acquired by Greenwich Entertainment), writing Oscilloscope's JAY MYSELF, writing and producing Cinema Guild's I'M LEAVING NOW and executive producing HBO Docs UNITED SKATES (Audience Award, Tribeca Film Festival; IDA Nomination).  Previous credits include writing CNN Films THE REAGAN SHOW (2017 Critics Choice Award Nomination for Best Political Documentary, Cinema Eye Honors nomination for Best Editing), writing and co-directing Samuel Goldwyn Films PRESCRIPTION THUGS and writing/producing HBO Docs SOUTHERN RITES (nominated for The Humanitas Prize for writing). His films have been nominated for The Academy Awards, The Emmys, The Peabody Awards, The IDAs, The Gothams, Cinema Eye Honors, Critics Choice Awards, The Humanitas Prize, among others.

Jackie Glover spent 27 years at HBO, rising to SVP of HBO Documentary Films, overseeing all aspects of the department’s programming, including development, acquisitions and production. A nine-time Emmy winner, her producing credits include True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality, King in the Wilderness — a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final years — and Jim: The James Foley Story. She was Head of Documentary Programming at Onyx Collective, Disney’s slate of premium entertainment programming by creators of color and underrepresented voices - winning an Oscar last year for the extraordinary music documentary - Summer of Soul.