Alexander Brinitzer is a New York based film director, producer, writer, and actor of Japanese and German descent. Born in New York City in 1998, he lived in Paris, France from 2 to 18 years old and holds dual citizenship. After passing his French baccalaureate, he moved back to New York in 2019 to pursue his passion to be an actor. He began acting classes at The Barrow Group in New York City and worked closely with Seth Barrish and Lee Brock. He quickly signed with agent Nancy Carson and has appeared in two feature films: CATCHING UP (2019) and I’M NOT HIM (2021).
In 2019, Alexander enrolled at Eugene Lang college at The New School to study film and visual arts. Based on his interest in Hip Hop culture, he wrote and produced the short film CABOURG (2020) shot in France. In 2022, Alexander graduated from The New School with a Bachelor of Arts in Screen Studies and Creative Entrepreneurship. His thesis film, ARTISTES INCONNUS, shot in Paris, France, is his directorial debut depicting what it is like to be a street and graffiti artist in France.
Aside from his film projects, Alexander is also known as the painter and street artist, A.K.B.
Alexander is now submitting ARTISTES INCONNUS to festivals and is in the process of writing his first feature film.