Alexei Ymer-Welsby is a director working across film and theatrical forms. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (honours) from the University of Melbourne with majors in English and Theatre Studies, and French. His honours research explored masculinity in Australian theatre, from the grassroots New Wave productions of the 70s, to contemporary mainstage shows in the 2000s.
Alexei is passionate about visual storytelling. His credits include The Big Game (writer/director) which was programmed in the Melbourne International Film Festival, Flickerfest and St Kilda Film Festival; Alice’s Baby (cinematographer), which screened at Tropfest; and Holy Spirit (co-producer).
Alexei has worked in diverse fields including talent management, film production, in education policy in the Victorian public service.
In 2021 Alexei directed The Flick by Annie Baker (Actors Centre Australia), the triple J Unearthed X Rage music video IDK for The Terrys and was the assistant director to Heather Fairbairn on Alice Birch’s Revolt, She Said Revolt Again (NIDA).
His NIDA graduate piece was a reimagining of Pirandello’s magical and melancholic play The Life That I Gave You, about a grieving mother and her attempts to keep her dead son alive.
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contact
alexeiyw@gmail.com
+61 428 724 879
Alexei is passionate about visual storytelling. His credits include The Big Game (writer/director) which was programmed in the Melbourne International Film Festival, Flickerfest and St Kilda Film Festival; Alice’s Baby (cinematographer), which screened at Tropfest; and Holy Spirit (co-producer).
Alexei has worked in diverse fields including talent management, film production, in education policy in the Victorian public service.
In 2021 Alexei directed The Flick by Annie Baker (Actors Centre Australia), the triple J Unearthed X Rage music video IDK for The Terrys and was the assistant director to Heather Fairbairn on Alice Birch’s Revolt, She Said Revolt Again (NIDA).
His NIDA graduate piece was a reimagining of Pirandello’s magical and melancholic play The Life That I Gave You, about a grieving mother and her attempts to keep her dead son alive.
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contact
alexeiyw@gmail.com
+61 428 724 879