Aleksandra Szczepanowska
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Screenwriting
Aleksandra Szczepanowska is a Polish-born, NYC-based writer and director. As a multilingual (Polish, English, French, and Mandarin Chinese) political refugee from a closed military state, Szczepanowska is attracted to themes of isolation, dislocation, disconnection, the interaction of mixed heritages, and nonverbal forms of communication. She is attracted to thriller, mystery, monster, and sci-fi genres. Many of her stories also draw from her experiences working in environment, energy, and security in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Szczepanowska recently wrote, directed, produced, and starred in her first feature film, TOUCH (2020), a romantic thriller, which she shot in China and in Mandarin Chinese. TOUCH was sold to HBO Europe and distributed internationally by Indie Rights (US). She holds an MFA in Screenwriting from the consciousness-based David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts, a BA in Political Science from Columbia College, and an MIA in International Energy Management from Columbia University.