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 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 from the consciousness-based David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts, where she was mentored by David Lynch, Neal Marshall Stevens and JV Hart among others. Szczepanowska also holds a BA in Political Science and MIA in International Energy Management from Columbia University. She lives in New York City with her husband and three children.