Alessandra Lacorazza (she/they) is a queer Colombian-American writer-director and editor based in Brooklyn. Their work deals with personal and cultural memory, and incorporates themes of alienation, resilience and moral gray areas.

Her debut feature ‘In the Summers’ won the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where Alessandra also took home the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award. ’In The Summers’ also won the Miami Film Festival Jordan Ressler First Feature Award, the Deauville International Film Festival Grand Jury Prize and the Fondation Louis Roederer Revelation Prize, the Athens International Film Festival – Best Director award, and was nominated for the Gotham and Indie Spirit Awards.