Alexa Daniela Ruiz Gartland Lim Haas
Artist, Filmmaker, Writer, Animation Director, Educator, Bodyworker, and Story Doula :)
Alexa Lim Haas (they/she) is an artist from New York City. Alexa was selected by Filmmaker Magazine as one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film." Alexa’s short films, GLOVE (2016), AGUA VIVA (2018) and ODE TO OCEAN (2020) each World Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Both GLOVE and AGUA VIVA were awarded Grand Jury Prizes for Best Animated Short Film at SXSW. Alexa’s work has been exhibited at film festivals worldwide and at MoMA, BAM, The Brooklyn Museum, and The New York Times. Alexa has directed animations for Planned Parenthood, musical artists (Beach House, Sunset Rollercoaster), HBO’s RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS, and the Netflix documentary MUCHO MUCHO AMOR. She is the screenwriter for RACHEL IN LOVE currently in development with Department of Motion Pictures and Park Pictures. Alexa is currently developing their first original feature film called SAINT MALO about witches from Little Manila Queens. Alexa received her BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Alexa teaches at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Fine Arts: ‘Story Development’, ‘Storyboarding’ and ‘Intermediate Animation.’ Alexa is also RYT 500 Certified through The Yoga Shanti and studied with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee. Alexa teaches weekly public classes at Practice in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Alexa is a member of International Initiative for The Philippines, an NGO focused on supporting indigenous communities and land sustainability.
Alexa’s dog is Minu.
Please contact alexalimhaas@gmail.com for inquiries.
Press
Filmmaker Magazine 25 New Faces of Independent Film 2017
It’s Nice That Agua Viva portrays the immigrant experience of a Chinese manicurist in Miami
Planned Parenthood UNSTOPPABLE Debuts New Animated Film by Alexa Lim Haas
Awards and accolades
Sundance Catalyst Labs 2023 for Rachel In Love (In Development) with Josh Penn (Department of Motion Pictures) and Sam Bisbee (Park Pictures)
New York Times Most Memorable Illustrations in 2020
New York Film Festival Artist Academy Alum 2019
SXSW Animated Shorts Grand Jury Prize 2018 for Agua Viva
SXSW Animated Shorts Grand Jury Prize 2016 for Glove
Miami New Times Best of Miami 2018 for Best Film Director
Florida Film Critics Golden Orange Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film in Florida 2018
NoBudge Annual Awards 2018 for Best Film, Best Director, Best Animated Film
Dallas Film Festival Animated Shorts Grand Jury Prize 2018
Palm Springs International ShortFest Best Animation 2016
Milan Film Festival Best Animated Short 2016
Provincetown International Film Festival Best Animated Short 2016
San Francisco International Film Festival Best Animated Short 2016
Lectures, Workshops and Mentorships
Carnegie Mellon University Animation Department Adjunct Instructor of iDeaTe ‘Story Development’ and iDeaTe ‘Storyboarding,’ and CFA ‘Intermediate Animation.’
Sundance Film Festival Indigenous Filmmaker Lab Mentor
Union Docs On the Choreographic Workshop, and Magical Realism Workshop Leader
Yale University Digital Media Center for the Arts Thesis Advisor and Speaker
Maryland Institute College of Art Animation Department Thesis Advisor and Speaker
School of Visual Arts Digital Animation Department Speaker and Vimeo’s “Ladies with Lenses” Panel
New York University Tisch School of the Arts Animation Department Speaker
Brooklyn College Residency Speaker
Parsons School of Design Animation Department Speaker