About
Alexis Duran is a SoCal native, a local educator, and an award-winning filmmaker. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Film+Digital Media from the University of California, Santa Cruz and an MFA in Film and TV Production at San Diego State University.
Alexis has a background in TV news broadcasting where he's worked for NBC San Diego 7 as an operations technician.
As a freelance filmmaker and the founder of Oxford&Claire Productions, he’s filmed and directed documentaries and episodic content for: Al Jazeera(AJ+), BBC Three, USA Today, Quicktake Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Barcroft Media, Business Insider, Facebook, OnlyGoodTV, Future, Truly, Voice of America(VOA), PBS and TED Talk.
As a writer/director on short narrative films, his films have screened at numerous film festivals around the world. His 2018 film, Bye Luna, was selected at over twelve festivals, won two awards in the U.S., and was invited to screen at the Short Film Corner at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
His current film, Forgetting Caroline, is in the festival circuit and was recently selected and screened at the San Diego International Film Festival and Austin Film Festival.
Alexis is an adjunct professor in the Film, Television & Media Arts department at Southwestern College.
• Remote Pilot Certificate Part 107
• Covid-19 Compliance Officer Certificate
Alexis Duran collects DVDs. Take a look.