STREET HEROINES is an award-winning feature-length documentary celebrating the courage and creativity of women who despite lack of recognition have been an integral part of the graffiti and street art movement since the beginning. Following TooFly, Fusca and Magrela, and punctuated by historical anecdotes from pioneering NY-based artists Lady Pink, Swoon, and iconic photographer Martha Cooper, STREET HEROINES captures the collective outcry of female street artists - from NYC to Mexico to Sao Paulo, Brazil and beyond - who are indisputably part of the worldwide movement.
Alexandra Henry is an award-winning director & producer based between New Mexico and New York. In 2021 her feature-length film Street Heroines, which explores the courage and creativity of female graffiti and street artists, won Best Documentary at the Portland Film Festival. Selected for SHOOT Magazine's New Directors Showcase 2019 and named a finalist for the STARZ & The Wrap Women’s ‘Telling Our Stories’ film contest, she showcases her passion for art, music, and languages through photography and moving image. Her personal work always endeavors to shine light on underrepresented voices. In addition to documentary filmmaking, she’s an experienced TV commercial producer working for global clients including Pepsi, Lay’s, Mountain Dew and Ocean Spray. Notably, she was a producer on the Gatorade docu-series Cantera 5v5, (Tribeca TV Festival / ESPN+ / NBC) directed by Jeff and Mike Zimbalist, which spanned six countries following teenage soccer players compete in the global championship. She received her B.A. in Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College and speaks Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian.