“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop
and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
- Ferris Bueller
Ever since he was 10 years old, Dash has always enjoyed making movies using his toys, building blocks, and his friends as actors. As the years went on, he got into using puppets in his videos and uploading them on YouTube, Tik Tok, and Instagram. He currently attends Emerson College in Boston, MA as a Visual Media Arts major with a minor in Psychology. He is mostly interested in the editing aspect of film but is always finding himself working as multiple roles on multiple film sets.
The Fool’s
Personal Projects
Souls Don’t Die
Directed by Dashiell Alexander
Feast of Fools Pictures
CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION
“In the midst of processing the loss of a sibling before they were born, Sunshine makes many efforts to reach a message out to the heavens, holding onto hope that their sibling's soul is not gone. “
Dashiell Alexander is excited to officially announce that he and a very remarkable team is currently in the making of his first film “Souls Don't Die: A Love Letter to the Miscarried”. He is the Writer, Director, Creative Producer, and Lead Editor of this very exciting project!
Fire of an Artist
Directed by Katerina Lecourezos
KatLec Productions and Feast of Fools Pictures
“A blind sculptor begs for the gift of sight after the death of his wife in a house fire. The dark spirit teaches him that sight is not the answer to his problems. “
Dashiell attended the Summer Prague Program with Emerson College, a one month intense film program where students learn Czech Film History and shoot a 5 - 7 minute film in one day, then present a cut to the staff at the final screening.
Dashiell Alexander served as the Sound Recordist and Editor while his film partner Katerina Lecourezos directed the project - The film currently has 17 festival entries across the globe.
My Lillie
Directed by Dashiell Alexander
Feast of Fools Pictures
“Growing and picking flowers from his enormous garden every day for his love, Magnus encounters a living borage who warns him that he is causing damage to the environment for the price of satisfaction. “
For his Introduction to Analog Film Class, Dash decided to challenge himself for his final to be a stop-motion-like animatic This film uses a mixed medium of scratching and coloring film, double exposure, and reversing the footage.
Written, Directed, Animated, and Edited by Dashiell Alexander
Twig
Directed by Dashiell Alexander
Feast of Fools Pictures
“Inside an abandoned shack out in the snow, a hockey stick falls into a deep slumber and acts out his fantasy of being a figure skater.“
In a decision to try 3D animation for the first time, Dash enrolled in the Computer Animation course taught by John-Craig Freeman at Emerson College - Directed, Animated, and Edited by Dash, Twig was his final project for the Computer Animation course.
The Fool on Set
The Man That Had
Mastered Time
Directed by Juanes Serrano
Tunnel’s End Production
PREMIERED AT THE BILL BORDY
THEATER NOVEMBER 7, 2024
“After encountering a man who claims to have traveled forward in time from the 1950s, and then losing him soon after, a private detective loses his mind proving to the world that his story is real.”
Dashiell Alexander plays the role of Marshall Longanbough, a distressed cop and good friend of James Longing, in Serrano’s Flick “The Man That Had Mastered Time.”
BTS Photos by Lily Drescher
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Trojan Horse
Directed by Triniti Fong
When 2 loser high school girls want to become “cool” to cap off their senior year, they decide to disguise themselves as college dudes and pledge to a fraternity in order to go to their Halloween Party.“
Instead of joining a real fraternity at Emerson College, Dashiell played the role of Troy in Triniti Fong’s BA Capstone project “Trojan Horse”
Panic at The Disco
Directed by Landon Boetcher
Summer Honors Film Class of 2021
“When a batch of baby food injected with Musiconium changes the lives of three orphaned dancers, the super-powered dance rivals face off for the right to own the local dance club.”
Dashiell Alexander performed as the lead role, Disco Dan, and as well as assisted in the special effects for “Panic at The Disco”.
Human Solution
Directed by Samuel Ricot
CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION
“Amidst a civil war and global collapse, US company Vitasyn develops an android calling themselves “Nova” to try and save humans from themselves.”
Returning to NBS, this time in front of the camera, Dashiell Alexander will be playing the role of Greg Matthews in NBS’s Spring Film, Human Solution.
Cronus
Directed by Rylan Fischer
CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION
“Malcom’s festering obsession with his past leads him through childhood memories and ultimately to the darkness that destroyed his family.”
In a bank-breaking funded independent film, Dash makes his voice acting debut as one of the versions of Robert in Rylan Fischer’s “Cronus”
The Sleepy Night Night Show
Directed by Tyson Driver
“A host of a canceled kid’s show tries to prove themself on the last day of filming, connecting with her crew and friends in the process.”
Making his first-ever Emerson Independent Video debut, Dashiell Alexander will be playing the puppeteering role of Lou/Bubbo in The Sleepy Night Night Show!
“Left behind in the wake of a tragic spaceship explosion, young Rita Stargrove constructs a robotic friend that make her question whether she can miss something she never had.”
Dashiell Alexander assisted as an Environments Animator for the stop-motion animated short “Cast Out”.
CAST OUT
Directed by Kayla Wimer
“A young boy looks up at the moon each night longing to be anywhere else. When a piece of the moon comes plummeting down to Earth, he gets that chance.”
Dashiell Alexander worked as an Animator for the stop-motion short “Have A Nice Dream”.
Have A Nice Dream
Directed by Jonathan Kirkpatrick
Indulgence
A BFA Film Directed by Thomas Hogan
“A graffiti artist must confront her inner workaholic when a demon grants her infinite creativity.”
Dashiell Alexander started his lighting skills as a Grip in his first BFA project “Indulgence”
BTS by Sadie Moss
“After a devastating incident that left his wife deceased and his daughter in a coma, author Jeffrey Smith writes a final adventure between him and his loved ones as a means to escape from the reality he finds himself in.”
Dashiell Alexander was assigned to be a part of the Art Team for his first BA Capstone project.
The Places They Would Go
A BA Capstone Film Directed by Satiene Fortenbach
“A talk show about all the latest news in Emerson ESports and the video game world.”
With season 8 wrapped in the fall semester, Dashiell Alexander played the roles of a Camera Operator and an Associate Producer. (Uncredited BTS as well!)
Returning for Season 9, Dashiell has continued with his Associate Producer role, but has also stepped in as the Assistant Director!
After Season 9’s final episode, the Executive Producers have passed down their roles to their fellow AP’s, making Dashiell Alexander the new Technical Executive Producer for Critical Damage Season 10 and Season 11!
Critical Damage
Emerson Channel’s Gaming Talk Show!
“Amidst the backdrop of a college theater production, James and Kate’s budding romance faces the ultimate test of time and distance, leading to an exploration of love, missed opportunities, and the enduring hope of what could have been.”
Dashiell Alexander spent the last of his 3rd semester as the BTS Photographer for “An Irish Exit”
An Irish Exit
Directed by Charlie Lay
CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION
“When a humbling detective and his hard nosed puppet partner are hired by a mysterious widow to find her missing husband, the pair confront their own flaws as they tumble through a series of deceit, absurdities, waffles, and a deadly conspiracy surrounding a lost and censored 1941 film.”
Continuing their producing partnership, Arth reached out to Dash to be his Technical Executive Producer for the independent puppet noir project “Deadly Indecency”
Deadly Indecency
Directed by Arth Joshi and London Xhudo
CURRENTLY IN PRE-PRODUCTION
“After a CIA mailroom error, a group of college students find themselves in charge of the country of Ganelia. They struggle to handle the situation ethically as the agency hunts them down. Desperate to correct their mistake.”
Dashiell Alexander returns for another Juanes Serrano film behind the camera as a Production Assistant.
Modus Operandi
Directed by Juanes Serrano and Joaquin Irigoyen
CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION
“An obsessive Daredevil magician toys with life and death, but soon comes to realize that not even he can outperform fate.”
With a solid partnership and bond built during the production of Critical Damage, Director Sam reached out to Dash to be a Producer for his upcoming short film, Showtime Ruler.
Showtime Ruler
Directed by Samuel Ricot
CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION
The Fool in Post
The EVVY Awards Show
The Largest Student-Run Award Show in the Nation!
45th YEAR CURRENTLY IN PRE-PRODUCTION
“The EVVY Awards is the largest student-produced, multi-camera, live-broadcast award show in the country. Modeled after the Academy Awards and the Emmys, The EVVYs honors student work in almost every discipline of study at Emerson College.”
Dashiell Alexander worked as the Post-Production Supervisor of the EVVY43 Awards. His job was to make nominee award packages for every category that was being presented to the EVVY43 Award show.
Returning for another year, Dash has stepped out of Post-Production and has signed on to be a Camera Operator for the 44th Annual EVVY Awards!
Before his graduation in Spring 2027, Dash works on the show one more time on the Utilities team for the 45th Annual EVVY Awards!
“Episodes dedicated to teaching the ins and outs of in-studio and out-of-studio television and film equipment.”
Dashiell Alexander partnered up with his roommate as his Assistant Director and Editor for 3 episodes in the Industry Training Series.
NBS Industry
Training Series
Directed by Joshua Fox
Old and Gray
Directed by Owen Keeley
CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION
“An old hermit’s efforts to get out of the house are halted when relics from his past begin to trigger repressed memories of a foreboding place he visits only in his sleep.”
Assisting both on and off set, Dashiell Alexander was part of the Art Team and was also a Storyboard Artist.
BTS by Ryan Yau
Shark Waffles
Directed by Ethan Kroes
“In 1862, a Cowboy gets their world turned upside down when they meet a Zombie and an Astronaut at a bar…”
Dashiell Alexander assisted as the Sound Mixer for the Fall 2023 NBS Project “Shark Waffles”. This was also Dashiell’s first ever editing position at Emerson College.
Bertrand Area Community Fund
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Bertrand Area Community Fund (BACF)
During Dashiell’s senior year, he was hired to work on a few advertisements for the BACF to promote the small business of the village of Bertrand. His top best works are “Bertrand’s Hallmark Christmas”, “Junebug Finds Her Forever Home”, and “Bertrand’s Fall Festival and Ladies Night Out.” He submitted a few of his works in his college applications, which is what led him to be accepted and enroll into Emerson College in Boston, MA as a Visual Media Arts Major.
Bertrand Class of 2023
Directed and Edited by Dashiell Alexander
Brought to you by the Bertrand Class of 2023
Dashiell Alexander graduated with the Bertrand Class of 2023. Unlike other schools, this class has known and grown up with each other since the first day of Kindergarten. With it being their last year as a class together, Dashiell wanted to make their graduation special and memorable. So he volunteered to make the Bertrand Class of 2023 Graduation Video for his class and their families to enjoy.