Alexandre Rockwell
Directing
- Born
- August 18, 1956 (age 70) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Alexandre Rockwell was born in Boston in 1956. His first film, LENZ, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 1982. After his road movie HERO (1983), he directed the legendary SAM FULLER IN SONS (1989). In 1992 he won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for his film IN THE SOUP, which made his reputation as one of the most interesting filmmakers on America’s independent film scene. SOMEBODY TO LOVE (1994) competed at the Venice flim Festival. Rockwell also directed ‘The Wrong Man’ segment of the anthology film FOUR ROOMS (1995), as well as the comedies LOUIS & FRANK (1998), 13 MOONS (2002) and PETE SMALLS IS DEAD (2010). In 2017, he was appointed head of directing at the graduate film department of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His film SWEET THING (2020) was selected at the Berlinale Generation 2020.
Known for
Four Rooms
December 9, 1995
In the Soup
October 23, 1992
Pete Smalls Is Dead
September 17, 2010
Sweet Thing
October 22, 2020
13 Moons
August 30, 2002
Somebody to Love
September 27, 1994
Hero
January 1, 1983
Lenz
February 1, 1982
A Perfect Place
February 2, 2008
Little Feet
September 7, 2013
Sons
January 1, 1990
Louis & Frank
July 8, 1998
Behind the camera16
- 2026Big Daddy’s Flowers Executive Producer
- 2026The Projectionist Director
- 2024Lump Director, Writer
- 2020Sweet Thing Director, Writer
- 2016In the Same Garden Director
- 2013Little Feet Director, Writer, Editor
- 2010Pete Smalls Is Dead Director, Writer, Producer
- 2008A Perfect Place Co-Producer
- 200213 Moons Director, Writer, Producer
- 1998Louis & Frank