Alexandra Pechman is a writer and director living in Los Angeles.

She is currently developing her feature THE MURDEROUS MISS HIGHSMITH, which she is producing with 2AM and Killer Films, with Shailene Woodley, Cara Delevingne, and Noémie Merlant attached to star. She has written film projects for Amazon Studios, New Line, Bad Robot, and Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries. She also wrote the psychological thriller Tentacles, produced by Blumhouse TV for Hulu’s “Into the Dark” film series, and has written for the cult anthology series Channel Zero on Syfy.


As a director, Alexandra's debut short film THUMB premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival and was an official selection at Oscar-qualifying festivals such as Sitges among many others. Her short film SLEEP premiered at the Museum of Modern Art before playing festivals worldwide. Previously as a magazine writer based in New York, she published in Vogue, The New York Times, and The New Yorker, and she worked on staff for publications such as The Paris Review and W magazine.