Alexander Freeman (film director)

Alexander Freeman (born June 19,1987) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter with cerebral palsy.^[1][2]

Alexander Freeman
Born	Alexander James Freeman (1987-06-19) June 19, 1987 (age 38)
Nationality	American
Education	Film Production (Directing), Emerson College, 2014
Occupation(s)	Film Director, Producer, and Screenwriter
Website	https://myownnormalmovie.com/

Early life and education

Freeman was born in 1987 in Newton, Massachusetts.^[3] He was interested in filmmaking from an early age and began to use his parents' video camera to create stories with his brother and a friend, including a makeshift version of Titanic in Brookline, Massachusetts.^[1] His interest in the craft further developed during his time at Brookline High School, where he participated in the theatre program and took a life-changing video production class during his junior year.^[1]

After completing high school, he worked for City Year in Boston, producing a recruitment film, before beginning his college education at Fitchburg State University in 2007.^[1] A year later, he transferred to UMass Amherst due to dissatisfaction with his living situation.^[1] Eventually, he found his niche at Emerson College, where he excelled in the film program and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Production where he specialized in Directing.^[4]

Career

Freeman's early works include a narrative adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, which screened at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in 2008, and the documentary I Care: A Documentary About Independent Living, which led to his selection for the Very Special Arts/AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Apprenticeship program.^[1] His film Meet Annabelle was also featured at the 2012 Picture This Film Festival and the Arlington International Film Festival.^[1]

In 2012, Freeman made his directing dabut with the documentary The Last Taboo, which explored the sexual lives of people with physical disabilities.^[5][6] Two years later, The HSC Foundation honoured Freeman with the National Advocates in Disability Award for his advocacy work.^[4]

In 2017, Freeman's documentary The Wounds We Cannot See chronicled Nancy Ross's struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addiction.^[4] He received the Best Director (Documentary Feature) award at the 2016 Independent Film Festival Awards in Los Angeles for the film.^[7] The film also won Best Documentary Feature at the Long Beach Indie International Film, Media, and Music Festival.^[7]

In 2024, Freeman's documentary My Own Normal which followed his life with cerebral palsy and his journey of becoming a partner and father and confronting the pain of his parent's reaction. The documentary world premiered at Independent Film Festival Boston.^[8][9][10]

Freeman is also the founder and owner of Outcast Productions LLC.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Contribution	Notes
2006	The Poet	Writer, Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2007	Young Heroes	Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2008	The Raven	Director, Co-Editor	Short film
2009	The Tell-Tale Heart	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2010	Meet Annabelle	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2011	The Power of a Dollar	Writer, Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2011	Faceless Beauty	Writer, Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2012	Does Your Uncle Know?	Writer, Producer, Director, Co-Editor	Short film
2013	I Care: A Documentary About Independent Living	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Co-Director, Editor	Documentary
2013	The Last Taboo	Writer, Co-Producer, Director	Documentary
2013	Seven Days	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2013	A Life Imperfect	Co-Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Co-Director, Editor	Short film
2013	Love and Hope of the Next Generation	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2014	One Day At A Time	Co-Writer, Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2014	Thank You	Writer, Executive Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2014	Dark Into Light	Writer, Director, Editor	Short film
2014	Barren	Executive Producer	Short film
2014	Look At Me: Michael's Story	Writer, Editor	Short film
2014	Jesse Hanson: These Words	Writer, Director, Editor	Music Video
2015	The Bag	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2015	A Little Hope	Writer, Executive Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2015	Depression: The Silent Killer PSA	Writer, Editor	Short film
2016	Going Up	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2017	The Wounds We Cannot See	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Co-Editor	Documentary
2017	What Jamal Saw	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Co-Editor	Short film
2019	The Last Straw	Co-Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Co-Director, Co-Editor	Short film
2019	Blind Eye to Differences Kissed by Love	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Editor	Short film
2021	The Afterlife Office	Creator, Co-Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Camera Operator, Co-Editor	Web Series
2022	Making A Better Future	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Camera Operator, Co-Editor	Documentary
2022	The Next Breath	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Camera Operator, Co-Editor	Documentary
2024	My Own Normal	Writer, Producer, Director	Documentary
2024	I Am the Voice for All My People	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Music Artist	Music Video
2024	Faceless Beauty	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Music Artist	Music Video
2024	One Home	Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Music Artist	Music Video