Ericka de Alexander (She/They) is a queer Mexican-British actress, writer, and director. She obtained her B.A. in TV and Film Production from the University of Southern California in 2019. As an immigrant, Ericka’s life experiences have drawn her to dramatic themes of hopefulness, loss of innocence, and otherness. Ericka co-wrote, produced, and directed the short film, “The First Color”, which was sponsored by the ALS Association, and premiered at the “LA Shorts International Film Festival” in 2020. Her short documentary titled “The Cleaning Lady”, which is fiscally sponsored by Film Independent and had its world premiere at DOCNYC 2024. This story follows the journey of an undocumented immigrant, Mari Reina, who spent 15 years in the US to be able to provide a better life for the family she left behind. After its premiere, this documentary got picked up by PBS to join their POV Shorts Series Season 7.
Ericka is the creator, producing director, and lead actor in the queer magical realism web series “If The World Was Ending”, which has gained more than 200,000 views on YouTube.
Ericka’s most recent, and personal, short film is “FLAMES”, a queer love story about the grief of letting go. FLAMES is premiering at LA Shorts 2025.