Alana Waksman

BIOGRAPHIE

Alana Waksman is an Ashkenazi writer, director, and first generation descendant of Holocaust survivors from Poland. She is an alum of the USC School of Cinematic Arts MFA in Film & Television Production, and Connecticut College BA in Theater and English. As an actor, she trained at Shakespeare & Company, Berkshire Theater Festival, St. Petersburg Dramatic Arts Academy in Russia, and The O'Neill National Theater Institute where she studied under Emmy-winning actor Colman Domingo. WE BURN LIKE THIS, Alana's debut feature, stars Madeleine Coghlan (THE ROOKIE) and Devery Jacobs (RESERVATION DOGS) and is executive produced by Emmy and Peabody award-winning producer Neda Armian (RACHEL GETTING MARRIED). The film premiered at the 2021 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, internationally at Deauville American Film Festival, and has played at 31 festivals and garnered 10 awards. The film was released in theaters and on VOD in June 2022, internationally in 2023. Alana is in production for her debut documentary, VARIOUS WAYS TO CRY AND YELL, a personal short film about Jewish identity also executive produced by Neda Armian. Her sophomore narrative feature SHE FALLS LIKE WATER was a semi-finalist at the 2022 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition, a semi-finalist at the Almanac Screenwriters Colony, and a finalist at the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival Screenplay Competition. www.alanawaksman.com

FILMOGRAPHIE