Alexia Anastasio http://www.alexiaanastasio.com/ is an independent female filmmaker and producer, best known for her internationally celebrated documentary about Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton, “Adventures in Plymptoons” http://cinemalibrestudio.com/adventures-in-plymptoons/
A Tribeca Film Institute grant recipient and winner of multiple awards, Anastasio’s feature film projects include Ginger Girls: The Secret Lives of Redheads, Little FishesSupernaturalz: Weird, Creepy and Random, 7 Deadly Sins: Inside the Ecomm Cult, The Amazing Kreskin on Ultimate Fear, Vampira: The Movie, and others.
She is currently working on her tenth feature titled ‘Fantastic Santa Monaco,” a narrative film about a group of performance artists looking for love, connection and significance in Los Angeles. Their dream is to live the art life. The main characters Aqua and Becca are looking for a more authentic and deeper connection in their love life. Set to debut in early 2019, the film showcases the artist’s experience of living and dating in Los Angeles with all the stigmas and pressures of society. Inspired by many female performance artists and experimental filmmakers from Maya Deren to Yoko Ono, Anastasio takes us on a journey of jealousy, intimacy and self-confidence.
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Anastasio also serves as a mentor to the next generation of female filmmakers on how to leverage their social presence to fund their own creative projects.