Alexandra Pelosi
Birth Name:
Alexandra Pelosi
Birth Place:
San Francisco, California, United States
Profession
Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Writer
Fast Facts
- In 1993, she received a master's degree in Communication Management from USC's Annenberg School for Communication
- Worked as a TV producer for NBC and covered George W․ Bush's presidential campaign in 2000, bringing with her a camcorder to document 18 months on the campaign trail, the footage of which was used to create the "Journeys with George" documentary
- Made a documentary for HBO entitled "Diary of a Political Tourist," after following the Democratic candidates in the 2004 Democratic primaries
- Wrote a book entitled "Sneaking into the Flying Circus: How the Media Turn Our Presidential Campaigns into Freak Shows․"
- Chronicled the exile of former pastor Ted Haggard in her documentary about evangelical Christians, called "Friends of God," after his drug and sex scandal
- She is the daughter of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi of the state of California
- Traveled to all 50 U․S․ states to attend naturalization ceremonies and interview immigrants as they became legal American citizens in her 2011 documentary for HBO, entitled "Citizen U․S․A․: A 50 State Road Trip․"
Awards
- 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera):Nominated
- 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for Non-Fiction Programming:Nominated
- 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for Non-Fiction Programming:Nominated
- 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Traditional):Nominated
- 2013Short Film Grand Jury PrizeNominated
- 2016Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form:Nominated