Born and raised in New Jersey, VINCENT D'ALESSANDRO is an independent 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 stream on Prime Video in over ten countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, and France.He is a graduate of the BFA Filmmaking program at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University.
REACH OUT
Dec 29, 2024
Brooklyn Art Haus
Brooklyn, NY
Jan 3, 2025
TBA
Jan 10, 2025
TBA
BOTTOM FEEDERS
2024 | 78 Minutes | 2:1 | Stereo
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 holiday 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
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CART PUSHERS
2025 | 61 Minutes | 2.39:1 | Stereo
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
Written, Directed, & Edited by Vincent D'Alessandro
Produced by Vincent D'Alessandro & Anna Dale Robinson
Cinematography by Jack Mannion
Starring Will Ehren, Matisse Ratron-Neal, Barbara Moonsammy, Emily Rosa-Lyn Gomez, Anna Larue
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
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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
Written, Directed, Produced, & Edited by Vincent D'Alessandro
Cinematography by Finley King
Starring Elise Rackemann, Ty Molbak, Christopher Delacruz
Festivals
OFFICIAL SELECTION NEW LENS FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2021*
*WINNER BEST FILM
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
Written, Directed, Produced, & Edited by Vincent D'Alessandro
Cinematography by Finley King
Starring Alexa Swinton, Shea Whitehead, Abby Lindsay
Festivals
OFFICIAL SELECTION BFI FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL - UNITED KINGDOM - 2020*
*BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM NOMINEE
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
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AN EDUCATION
2018| 7 Minutes | 2.23:1 | Stereo
A school teacher is forced to face the consequences of his disturbing behavior.
Credits
Written, Directed, Produced, & Edited by Vincent D'Alessandro
Cinematography by Finley King
Starring Adam Forrest
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
Written, Directed, Produced, & Edited by Vincent D'Alessandro
Cinematography by Finley King
Starring Jessamine Kelley, Maxime Swinton, Adam Forrest
Festivals
OFFICIAL SELECTION PEEKSKILL FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2019
OFFICIAL SELECTION NEW LENS FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2018*
*WINNER AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
OFFICIAL SELECTION GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL - USA - 2018