About 

Alexi Gonzalez is a Writer/Director who most recently wrapped her episodic directorial debut on Netflix's ranked #1 binged show of 2018, "On My Block," where she previously served as an Associate Producer/ Story Consultant for 3 seasons. Born in SoCal, Alexi started her filmmaking journey in New York City, where she had one of her earliest short films premiere at Lincoln Center while just 15 years old. Her next short film, "Abby Normal," premiered at The LACMA Bing Theatre in Los Angeles. Soon after, her short film "Demon's Gate" premiered at the Hammer Museum, hosted by writer-director David O. Russell and 21st Century Fox Chairman Jim Gianopulos. "Demon's Gate" was shot in Tokyo, Japan, entirely in Japanese, with a predominantly female cast and crew. Alexi went on to take part in the Warner Brother's Directing in Television Workshop to prepare her for her flourishing career in the television industry.  To date, she has written for a Crypt TV anthology series, written and directed digital content for Netflix, and is currently developing projects with Kingdom of Pavement in the narrative podcast space.  Alexi's artistic work engages audiences with emotionally gripping stories rooted in social justice disguised with fantastical elements of genre. 

Personal Statment 

As a 2nd Generation Latinx American part of the LGBTQ community, my number one priority is representation. For the characters that I write, I want audiences to see themselves. Not because of the association of color, creed, or sexuality, but because they laugh at the same things. Cry at the same things. They hold the same values. We see ourselves in characters because we all share the task of striving to be happy in some form. Through the prism of dynamic characters, we can recognize the humanity within all people. By offering audiences a character that is not all bad but not entirely good leaves room for people to have a reflective discussion about their morals, beliefs, and ideologies. My goal is to encourage these discussions in all my projects regardless of genre. However, I personally love Sci-fi, fantasy, and horror as a means to disguise the analysis of social justice in our curren. In other words, I believe covering broccoli with cheese is a fun way to get audiences to eat their vegetables and still enjoy it!