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WASHINGTON, D.C.
Producer  ·  Storyteller  ·  Director of Photography

Javier Alejandro
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I make films for causes that matter. Ten years behind the camera for Netflix, National Geographic, and the Obama Foundation.

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Netflix National Geographic Obama Foundation SAMHSA Coca-Cola Gallaudet University Interface Media Group
ON SET

Where the work happens.

Javier operating a Sony cinema camera on location
Behind the lens
Javier rigging a screen tower at an outdoor live event
Live event build
Directing a Gallaudet Bison athlete on court for the Nike campaign
Nike x Bison
Studio wide shot of the IAmGallaudet interview set
#IAmGallaudet set
Monitors and crew at video village during a studio interview
Video village
Javier directing a slider shot with crew in studio
Directing the frame
ACT ONE

The eye behind the lens.

Every frame is a decision. As a director of photography, I build images that hold attention without asking for it. Natural light when it serves the story. Controlled light when it does not.

I shoot on the Sony Cinema Line and finish in DaVinci Resolve. From documentary sets to brand campaigns, the standard is the same. The image has to earn its place on screen.

ACT TWO

The story comes first.

I produce with one question in mind. What does the audience need to feel? Everything else, the gear, the schedule, the budget, works backward from that answer.

A decade of production has taken me from campus stories at Gallaudet to a Netflix docuseries to federal campaigns. Different scales. Same discipline. A Master's in Producing Film, TV, and Video from American University sharpens the business side of that craft.

10+
Years in production
5.7M+
Views generated
M.A.
Producing, American University
ACT THREE

Stories that move people.

Education. Health. Civic life. Sports. Community. I work with organizations doing good work, and I make films that move audiences to act. Any cause. Any audience.

My visual first approach comes from directing in ASL. It makes every frame clearer, for everyone. Through Cine55, my production company, that clarity reaches every deliverable.

SELECTED WORK

The reel, in stills.

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Camera Operator

Deaf U

Netflix docuseries set at Gallaudet University.

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Director of Photography

Museum of Exploration, English to ASL Films

National Geographic educational series with Interface Media Group.

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DP and Lead Editor

Nike x Bison

Brand campaign for Gallaudet Athletics.

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Production

Coca-Cola x Gallaudet

Brand collaboration celebrating Deaf culture.

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Production

Obama Foundation

Story driven content for a national platform.

WHAT I DO

Three chairs on set.

01 / PRODUCE

Producer

Budgets, crews, schedules, and logistics. I keep productions moving and clients calm.

02 / TELL

Storyteller

Concept, structure, and point of view. I shape stories that move audiences to act, in ASL and English.

03 / SHOOT

Director of Photography

Composition, movement, and light. Sony Cinema Line. Finished in DaVinci Resolve.

FINAL FRAME

Let's make something
worth watching.

Open to full-time roles, freelance collaborations, and production work in the DMV and beyond.