What We Do
Alexis Duran
(He/him/his)
Documentary Director/DP
San Diego, CA
United States
Available for Freelance
Open To Virtual Coffee
As a director and camera operator, I work in short and long form documentaries for web, network, and streamers. It's a privilege to earn the responsibility and trust to tell impactful stories with my fellow collaborators. I just love being on set.
About
Alexis Duran is a SoCal native, a local educator, and an award-winning filmmaker. He earned a bachelors 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, hes filmed and directed documentaries and episodic content for: BBC Three, USA Today, Bloomberg, NowThis, Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera(AJ+), The Weather Channel, Business Insider, Facebook, OnlyGoodTV, LinkedIn, Future Studios/Barcroft Media, HubSpot, Truly, Voice of America(VOA), PBS and TED Talk.
As writer/director on short narrative films, his films have screened at festivals around the world. His 2018 film, Bye Luna, was selected at 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 2021 film, Forgetting Caroline, screened at the Austin Film Festival and San Diego International Film Festival.
Alexis is an adjunct professor in the Film, Television & Media Arts department at Southwestern College. He also teaches Film Studies at Miramar College.
Featured Work
For The Ocean | 52 Documentary | VOA ORIGINALS
Three young friends fight marine plastic pollution through education, hands-on cleaning, and organizing for legislative change in Tijuana, Mexico. Orlando Anaya, accompanied by Abraham Garcia and Osmar Sanmiguel, takes a brave first step to tap into youth power as climate change intensifies and preserving our oceans becomes more urgent.
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I Own A Home But I’m Still Being Evicted
Mobile home park residents are facing mass evictions as investors buy up their parks across the U.S. These individuals in Phoenix own their mobile homes but could still be forced to abandon them for little to no compensation. In many cases, there are no affordable housing options left and many residents fear being forced into homelessness.
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Flip-Flops Made From Plants And Algae Can Help Reduce Plastic Pollution | World Wide Waste
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have figured out how to turn algae into flip flops. They founded a startup to sell the shoe, but face a challenge in getting their invention mass produced: There aren't enough algae farms to support the startup's supply chain.
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My Inspirational Twin With Down's Syndrome | Living Differently
Michael has Down's syndrome but his twin sister Julia doesn't. This makes them of the rarest sets of twins in the world.
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