Alexis Bloom (born 1974 or 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 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Biography Bloom was born in Johannesburg to a Jewish father and a German mother, and was raised Jewish. 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. She began her career editing for Frontline.
She is in a relationship with Fisher Stevens, with whom she has two children. As of 2024, she is based in Brooklyn.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Producer 2013 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks 2016 Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds 2018 Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 2023 Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg 2024 The Bibi Files
Television Year Title Director Producer Notes 2002–2007 Frontline/World Also key correspondent; 10 episodes 2010 Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders Self; reporter 2011 Nova ScienceNow 2 episodes
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Camden International Film Festival 2018 Best Documentary Feature Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes Cannes Film Festival 2016 L'Œil d'or Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds 2023 Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg Cinema Eye Honors 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Nonfiction Filmmaking Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Cinema for Peace Awards 2025 Political Film of the Year The Bibi Files Docville 2019 ConScience Award Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes Hamptons International Film Festival 2018 Best Documentary Feature Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2016 Audience Award Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights 2025 Vision for Human Rights Award The Bibi Files News and Documentary Emmy Awards 2025 Outstanding Research: Documentary The Bibi Files Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program 2019 Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes Producers Guild of America Awards 2014 Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
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