Alexis Bravos is a filmmaker who works primarily with 16mm film. Her work investigates the nature of truth in the areas of biography and autobiography. Her films have been shown at festivals and galleries internationally, including the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the Black Maria Film Festival, and the Anthology Film Archives. In addition to her filmmaking work, she enjoys programming film screenings, and has done so in multiple venues, including the Artist Television Access in San Francisco and the University of Iowa Art Museum. She is currently writing a screenplay about James McNeill Whistler, editing a media journal with former colleague Lauren Cook, and working on a film portrait of Ash Bowie, the guitar player for Polvo. In her spare time, she builds pinhole cameras, and is a member of three conceptual rock bands. Her films are distributed by Canyon Cinema in San Francisco.