Born and raised in New Jersey, VINCENT D'ALESSANDRO is a micro-budget filmmaker, whose work has played in various venues around the world, including the British Film Institute in London, the Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan, as well as festivals in Australia and Germany.His first feature film, BOTTOM FEEDERS, screened as an official selection at the Kansas City Underground Film Festival, Torino Underground Cinefest, and the Melbourne Underground Film Festival, and is now available to rent or buy on Vimeo On Demand.He is a graduate of the BFA Filmmaking program at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University.
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BOTTOM FEEDERS
2024 | 78 Minutes | 2:1 | Stereo
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Twenty year old Dmitri dreams of escape as he squats in an abandoned garage with his gentle yet unpredictable father in rural Pennsylvania. When Benny, an old childhood friend, returns home for Christmas break with his new and affluent girlfriend Jess, Dmitri's dreams of escape shift into something more attainable as he forces himself deeper and deeper into their relationship.
Credits
Starring Willem Ehrenfreund, Jenny Zwigard, Graham Poore, Jonny NicholsWritten, Directed, & Produced by Vincent D'Alessandro
Cinematography by Jack Mannion
Edited by Vincent D'Alessandro
Original Score by Ian McLaughlin
Festivals
OFFICIAL SELECTION KANSAS CITY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION TORINO UNDERGROUND CINEFEST - ITALY - 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION MELBOURNE UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL - AUSTRALIA - 2024
Screenings
Brooklyn Art Haus - Brooklyn, NY - Dec 29, 2024
Art House Productions - Jersey City, NJ - Jan 3, 2025
Press
CART PUSHERS
2025 | 42 Minutes | 1.78:1 | Stereo
COMING SOON: Rent or Buy exclusively on Vimeo On Demand, starting JUNE 3, 2025.
Raymond, a maladjusted cart pusher at a dying grocery store, has a brief yet confusing romance with an underage cashier during the final months of a suburban New Jersey summer.
Starring Willem Ehrenfreund, Madalynn Mathews, Bill Mellen, Pixie Esmonde, Jessica DiSalvoWritten, Directed, & Produced by Vincent D'Alessandro
Shot & Edited by Vincent D'Alessandro
Original Score by Ian McLaughlin
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DOGFOOD
2021 | 14 Minutes | 2:1 | Stereo
Deep in the rust belt, the deteriorating friendship of two roadside motel dwellers comes to a crashing halt on this ill-fated night.
CREDITS
Starring Will Ehren, Matisse Ratron-Neal, Barbara Moonsammy, Emily Rosa-Lyn Gomez, Anna LarueWritten, Directed, & Edited by Vincent D'Alessandro
Produced by Vincent D'Alessandro & Anna Dale Robinson
Cinematography by Jack Mannion
Festivals
OFFICIAL SELECTION NFFTY (NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR TALENTED YOUTH) - USA - 2022
OFFICIAL SELECTION PIGDON STREET INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - AUSTRALIA - 2021
OFFICIAL SELECTION UP AND COMING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HANNOVER - GERMANY - 2021
OFFICIAL SELECTION MONMOUTH FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2021
PRESS
THE HUNT
2020 | 13 Minutes | 2:1 | Stereo
Spivey, a hardened private on a claustrophobic, American military base, finds herself in a strictly sexual relationship with the self-proclaimed alpha of the base. As tensions in her arrangement run high, hierarchies are put into question, forcing Spivey to make unimaginable decisions in order to assert her dominance.
CREDITS
Starring Elise Rackemann, Ty Molbak, Christopher DelacruzWritten, Directed, Produced, & Edited by Vincent D'Alessandro
Cinematography by Finley King
Festivals
OFFICIAL SELECTION NEW LENS FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2021
OFFICIAL SELECTION NEWFILMMAKERS NEW YORK - USA - 2021
OFFICIAL SELECTION NFFTY (NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR TALENTED YOUTH) - USA - 2020
BABY
2019 | 9 Minutes | 1.78:1 | Stereo
Baby, a distracted, seven-year-old girl in a cheaply stitched princess dress, spends her days in and around the food court where her mother works. Baby and Ma, now quite used to this routine, are visited by an unwanted guest who changes the course of their tranquility.
Credits
Starring Alexa Swinton, Shea Whitehead, Abby LindsayWritten, Directed, Produced, & Edited by Vincent D'Alessandro
Cinematography by Finley King
Original Score by Sam Spencer
Festivals
OFFICIAL SELECTION BFI FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL - UNITED KINGDOM - 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION KINO LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - UNITED KINGDOM - 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION FORT MEYERS BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION MONMOUTH FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION BIG MUDDY FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2019
OFFICIAL SELECTION NEWFILMMAKERS NEW YORK - USA - 2019
OFFICIAL SELECTION NFFTY (NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR TALENTED YOUTH) - USA - 2019
OFFICIAL SELECTION FULL BLOOM FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2019
PRESS
MOMMY
2018 | 9 Minutes | 2.35:1 | Stereo
A mother and her son explore a big box department store, falling into an increasingly bizarre string of events.
Credits
Starring Jessamine Kelley, Maxime Swinton, Adam ForrestWritten, Directed, Produced, & Edited by Vincent D'Alessandro
Cinematography by Finley King
Original Score by Sam Spencer
Festivals
OFFICIAL SELECTION PEEKSKILL FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2019
OFFICIAL SELECTION NEW LENS FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2018
OFFICIAL SELECTION GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2018