Alexander Barancheyev (or Sasha) is a 20 year old director, filmmaker, photographer and writer based in Los Angeles, USA and Riga, Latvia.
By merging both traditional and experimental film techniques, poetic imagery and sound, he explores the themes of human condition, communication, time, and family.
Most of Sasha’s work centres around the concept of transformation, because ultimately, everything in the world exists in constant motion.
Sasha is an upcoming junior at the California Institute of the Arts in the Film/Video program.
News
Recipes | Santa Clarita, USA | May 2025 | Two-channel 16mm looped installation
REDCAT Film/Video Showcase | Los Angeles, USA | May 2025 | The Egg (2025) by Juliana Webster | DP, Producer | Juried Selection
REDCAT Film/Video Showcase | Los Angeles, USA | May 2025 | Butterfly (2025) | Juried Selection
The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival | Morgantown, USA | April 2025 | Darkness and Light (2024) | Official Selection
CalArts Film History III | Santa Clarita, USA | December 2024 | Darkness and Light (2024) | Screening Selection
Muestra Intermediaciones | October 2024 | A Horse with No Name (2024) | International Showcase Official Selection
The New Film Underground: Los Angeles | August 2024 | A Horse with No Name (2024) | Official Screening Selection
1st Monthly Film Festival | September 2021 | The Swamp (2020) | Award winner of “First Time Director (Short)”
Europe Film Festival | January 2021 | The Swamp (2020) | Award winner of “Short – Best Director” and “Short – Best Visual Effects”