Alexis Bloom

Alexis Bloom (born 1975) is a South African documentary film director and producer. Her works include Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016), Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (2018), and The Bibi Files (2024). She has been nominated for three Emmy Awards.

Alexis Bloom
Bloom in 2024
Born	1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)[1] Johannesburg, South Africa
Education	UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Occupations	Film director producer
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Fisher Stevens ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	2

Biography

Bloom was born in Johannesburg to a Jewish father and a German mother, and was raised Jewish.^[2][3] She moved to England in 1988. In 1999, she moved to the United States to attend the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, from which she graduated in 2001.^[1][4] She began her career editing for Frontline.^[5]

She married Fisher Stevens in 2017.^[6] They have two children.^[7][8] As of 2024, she is based in Brooklyn.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Ref.
2013	We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks	No	Yes	[9]
2016	Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds	Yes	Yes	[10]
2018	Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes	Yes	Yes	[11]
2023	Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg	Yes	Yes	[12]
2024	The Bibi Files	Yes	Yes	[13]

Television

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Notes	Ref.
2002–2007	Frontline/World	No	Yes	Also key correspondent; 10 episodes	[4]
2010	Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders	No	No	Self; reporter	[14]
2011	Nova ScienceNow	Yes	Yes	2 episodes	[15]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Camden International Film Festival	2018	Best Documentary Feature	Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes	Nominated
Cannes Film Festival	2016	L'Œil d'or	Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds	Nominated
	2023		Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg	Nominated
Cinema Eye Honors	2018	Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Nonfiction Filmmaking	Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds	Nominated	[16]
Cinema for Peace Awards	2025	Political Film of the Year	The Bibi Files	Won
Docville	2019	ConScience Award	Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes	Nominated
Hamptons International Film Festival	2018	Best Documentary Feature	Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes	Won	[17][18]
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival	2016	Audience Award	Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds	Won	[19]
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights	2025	Vision for Human Rights Award	The Bibi Files	Nominated
News and Documentary Emmy Awards	2025	Outstanding Research: Documentary	The Bibi Files	Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards	2017	Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking	Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds	Nominated	[20]
		Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program		Nominated	[21]
	2019	Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking	Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes	Nominated	[22]
Producers Guild of America Awards	2014	Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures	We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks	Won	[23]