Alexa Lim Haas
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About Me

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Alexa Daniela Ruiz Gartland Lim Haas

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 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, Beach House, 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.

Beyond artmaking, Alexa teaches Story Development and Storyboarding at Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Integrative Design, Arts, and Technology. Alexa is RYT 500 Ceritified through The Yoga Shanti and teaches 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’s name is Minu.

Please contact alexalimhaas@gmail.com for inquiries.

Press

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 Story Development and Storyboarding

  • 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