Kudos, Recommendations, and Thingamabobs
Presenter for the paper: "Making a House a Home: Black Queer History and Erasure in House Music."
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National 2020 Conference
Technically a Hugo-Award-Winning Writer
Hugo Awards, Best Related Work, 2019
Nancy Norris Fellowship Recipient, 2019
Johns Hopkins University
Winner: Best Writer, 2016
Chicago Horror Film Festival
"Alejandra is a consummate professional with a droll wit. All those good values, folded and ironed, minus the starch."
Ivor Irwin, Author
“Alex has a deep understanding and talent for art direction. She has extra sensitive eyes - I mean that she knows exactly how each element within the frame should function to capture a tone and mood. Alex's work elevates a project overall by bringing the audience into her fold.”
Jennifer Reeder, Filmmaker
"Alejandra's consistently nuanced characters enable her stories to take surprising turns."
Mindy Bledsoe, Filmmaker and Writer
“Alejandra Valera brandishes a keen eye and a deft hand in her ability to showcase all facets of humanity through her films. Her work is simultaneously funny, smart, heartbreaking but, most of all, a joy to watch.”
Gregory Kallenberg, Founder of Louisiana Film Prize
“I've had the great pleasure of performing in two films that Alejandra Valera produced and directed, and both were remarkable for their professionalism, planning, ease of execution. Alex is masterful with her eye for period style, and on set she is focused yet calm. She understands the collaborative nature of the medium and respects all members on set helping to create her vision. If she were to ask me to do another film, I would gladly respond, ‘Just tell me when and where -- I'll be there.’”
Jay Disney, Actor
"Alex's writing is engaging, often funny and always smart. She's able to focus on the small details that bring a topic alive and help you relate to it without losing sight of the underlying big picture. She brings drive and devotion to every project, yet still maintains an easy-going, flexible attitude that makes you want to work with her at every opportunity."
Carrie McBride, Managing Editor of Apartment Therapy
“Alejandra is the best art director I’ve ever worked with. Her vision is concise and her ability to communicate is way above average. She is extremely organized and so committed to detail. I’ve always had such a blast working with her!”
Sparrow Fox, Professional Hair and Makeup Artist
“DANGEROUSLY tender with words.”
Kedreeva, AO3 reader
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National 2020 Conference
Technically a Hugo-Award-Winning Writer
Hugo Awards, Best Related Work, 2019
Nancy Norris Fellowship Recipient, 2019
Johns Hopkins University
Winner: Best Writer, 2016
Chicago Horror Film Festival
"Alejandra is a consummate professional with a droll wit. All those good values, folded and ironed, minus the starch."
Ivor Irwin, Author
“Alex has a deep understanding and talent for art direction. She has extra sensitive eyes - I mean that she knows exactly how each element within the frame should function to capture a tone and mood. Alex's work elevates a project overall by bringing the audience into her fold.”
Jennifer Reeder, Filmmaker
"Alejandra's consistently nuanced characters enable her stories to take surprising turns."
Mindy Bledsoe, Filmmaker and Writer
“Alejandra Valera brandishes a keen eye and a deft hand in her ability to showcase all facets of humanity through her films. Her work is simultaneously funny, smart, heartbreaking but, most of all, a joy to watch.”
Gregory Kallenberg, Founder of Louisiana Film Prize
“I've had the great pleasure of performing in two films that Alejandra Valera produced and directed, and both were remarkable for their professionalism, planning, ease of execution. Alex is masterful with her eye for period style, and on set she is focused yet calm. She understands the collaborative nature of the medium and respects all members on set helping to create her vision. If she were to ask me to do another film, I would gladly respond, ‘Just tell me when and where -- I'll be there.’”
Jay Disney, Actor
"Alex's writing is engaging, often funny and always smart. She's able to focus on the small details that bring a topic alive and help you relate to it without losing sight of the underlying big picture. She brings drive and devotion to every project, yet still maintains an easy-going, flexible attitude that makes you want to work with her at every opportunity."
Carrie McBride, Managing Editor of Apartment Therapy
“Alejandra is the best art director I’ve ever worked with. Her vision is concise and her ability to communicate is way above average. She is extremely organized and so committed to detail. I’ve always had such a blast working with her!”
Sparrow Fox, Professional Hair and Makeup Artist
“DANGEROUSLY tender with words.”
Kedreeva, AO3 reader