Honored to be part of this Zoom event Sunday, December 21st from 3-5 PM Eastern time (12-2 Pacific): "On Tyranny - Poetry, Protest & Art."
December 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Honored to be part of this Zoom event Sunday, December 21st from 3-5 PM Eastern time (12-2 Pacific): "On Tyranny - Poetry, Protest & Art."
Amazing news! My short film, "The Celery Saga", was just selected by Yale in Hollywood Fest via FilmFreeway.com!
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Amazing news! My short film, "The Celery Saga", was just selected by Yale in Hollywood Fest via FilmFreeway.com!
So excited that my film about a rotten orange just won “Best Micro Short” in the Stockholm Short Film Festival!
October 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM
So excited that my film about a rotten orange just won “Best Micro Short” in the Stockholm Short Film Festival!
I'm excited to be one of the featured readers at "ILLUMINATE THE NIGHT" at 1839 Blake Ave., L.A., CA 90039on Saturday, September 13th from 7-9:30 PM. I'll be reading from my book, "Watermelon Linguistics: New and Selected Poems" (--finalist, 2022 International Book Awards), as well as recent poems.
September 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I'm excited to be one of the featured readers at "ILLUMINATE THE NIGHT" at 1839 Blake Ave., L.A., CA 90039on Saturday, September 13th from 7-9:30 PM. I'll be reading from my book, "Watermelon Linguistics: New and Selected Poems" (--finalist, 2022 International Book Awards), as well as recent poems.
"FLOATING LESSONS," an Official Selection of Cinema Royale: Paris Edition 2025, is an adaptation of the first part of my novel, "End of the Art World." Largo AI reports show excellent streaming projections for both the feature and TV pilot versions of this portrait of a filmmaker as a young woman.
July 31, 2025 at 6:35 AM
"FLOATING LESSONS," an Official Selection of Cinema Royale: Paris Edition 2025, is an adaptation of the first part of my novel, "End of the Art World." Largo AI reports show excellent streaming projections for both the feature and TV pilot versions of this portrait of a filmmaker as a young woman.
Excited to report that my brand new poetry film, “Indigestion”, has won “Best Super Short Film” at the Spring 2025 Independent Film Awards!
July 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Excited to report that my brand new poetry film, “Indigestion”, has won “Best Super Short Film” at the Spring 2025 Independent Film Awards!
Excited to be included in this show, “How Is the Weather: Art and Climate Change,” opening on July 5, 6-10 PM at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, with "The Cyclone Song (Hold Onto Your Dreams)." I'm the lyricist and producer... 5 Best Music Video awards to date! (It's also on Spotify.)
July 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Excited to be included in this show, “How Is the Weather: Art and Climate Change,” opening on July 5, 6-10 PM at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, with "The Cyclone Song (Hold Onto Your Dreams)." I'm the lyricist and producer... 5 Best Music Video awards to date! (It's also on Spotify.)
"How is the Weather: Art and Climate Change," will show "The Cyclone Song (Hold Onto Your Dreams)," a US/Bangladesh co-production - winner of five Best Music Video awards to date. (I'm its lyricist/producer.) Opening July 5, 6-10 PM thru Aug. 23, at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art.
July 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"How is the Weather: Art and Climate Change," will show "The Cyclone Song (Hold Onto Your Dreams)," a US/Bangladesh co-production - winner of five Best Music Video awards to date. (I'm its lyricist/producer.) Opening July 5, 6-10 PM thru Aug. 23, at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art.
Between fires and ICE, L.A. is in dire straits, but something good coming out of L.A. today is "To L.A. With Love: A Charity Anthology," which includes my poem. All proceeds from this book support the restoration of L.A.-area libraries which burned down in the fires. www.amazon.com/L-Love-Chari...
To L.A. With Love: A Charity Anthology
To L.A. With Love: A Charity Anthology - Kindle edition by Roark, A.M., Aarti V Raman, Alexa Santi, A.M. Roark, Alice Duncan, Aliza Mann, Allie Lasky, Amanda Richardson, Amy Award, Amy J. Hawthorn, Andrea Johnston, Anna Quinn, Anne Barwell, Arell Rivers, Aria R. Blue, Arianna Quinn, Ashley Erin, B. Ryan, C.B. Noy, C.G. Burnette, Caitlin Loggins, Cecilia Rene, Christina Alexandra, Christine Ashworth, CJ Warrant, Claire Davon, Claire Marti, Crystal Perkins, Cynthia Diamond, Dee Lagasse, Jennifer Worrell, DL Gallie, Ella Braeme, Ellena Espejo, Gemma Snow, Gwen Galloway, Heather C. Myers, Heather Scarlett, HL Miller, J. M. Zuniga, J.C. Hannigan, J.l. Perry, JCC Downing, Jeannie Choe, Jeannine Colette, Jodi Chow, Juliet Gauvin, Karen Grey, Katherine Moore, Katrina Marie, Kelly A. Varner, Kelly Violet, Kennedy L. Mitchell, Khushi T. Saha, KL Hill, Kristen Elizabeth, Leesa Bow, Lena Cove, Libby Waterford, Lisa Rayne, Lyra Parish, M. Solis, Marianne H Donley, Marilyn Throne, Michelle Mars, Milly Gray, Monica Ross, Monique Stokes, N.J. Ember, Nanxi We, Natalie Tay, Nicole Sanchez, Nikki Prince, Olivia Huxley, Pamela DuMond, R. Snow, R.L. Merrill, Rae Shawn, Ren Alexander, Rhian Cahill, Rose Bak, Roxie Noir, Samantha Shaye, Shana Gray, Shannon Myers, Shelley Kassian, Simran, SL Hannah, Sorcha Mowbray, Stephanie J. Scott, Stephanie Marie Whitson, Susannah Erwin, Tessa McFionn, Theresa Lambe, Tiffany Carby, Tori Mitchell, Tracy Reed, V. Walker, Vi Summers, Victoria Ellis. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading To L.A. With Love: A Charity Anthology.
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July 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Between fires and ICE, L.A. is in dire straits, but something good coming out of L.A. today is "To L.A. With Love: A Charity Anthology," which includes my poem. All proceeds from this book support the restoration of L.A.-area libraries which burned down in the fires. www.amazon.com/L-Love-Chari...
Lemon dream catcher - to take away the stench of a rotten orange.
March 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Lemon dream catcher - to take away the stench of a rotten orange.
I'll be at The Last Bookstore, 453 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 - part of a group reading side event of the AWP on Wednesday, 3/26, 5:30-8 PM - a free event with wine and cheese - reading from "Watermelon Linguistics: New and Selected Poems" (finalist, 2022 International Book Awards).
March 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I'll be at The Last Bookstore, 453 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 - part of a group reading side event of the AWP on Wednesday, 3/26, 5:30-8 PM - a free event with wine and cheese - reading from "Watermelon Linguistics: New and Selected Poems" (finalist, 2022 International Book Awards).
bsky with clouds and diamonds
March 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
bsky with clouds and diamonds
Thank you, Intellect Books, for interviewing me about camerawomen, female protagonists, and female filmmakers just as Women's History Month is about to begin: intellect.stisonbooks.com/media/7.-Int... Special discount code: 30% off through 3/31/25: INTELLECT30 www.intellectbooks.com/shooting-women
February 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Thank you, Intellect Books, for interviewing me about camerawomen, female protagonists, and female filmmakers just as Women's History Month is about to begin: intellect.stisonbooks.com/media/7.-Int... Special discount code: 30% off through 3/31/25: INTELLECT30 www.intellectbooks.com/shooting-women
We're so excited that our children's animated musical feature screenplay, ”TUKI THE TIGER," has won "Best Animation Screenplay" in the Oxford Script Awards!
Special thanks to Shameem Akhtar, who co-wrote the novel and screenplay with me, and to our illustrator, Tiger Nazir, in Bangladesh.
Special thanks to Shameem Akhtar, who co-wrote the novel and screenplay with me, and to our illustrator, Tiger Nazir, in Bangladesh.
February 24, 2025 at 3:09 AM
We're so excited that our children's animated musical feature screenplay, ”TUKI THE TIGER," has won "Best Animation Screenplay" in the Oxford Script Awards!
Special thanks to Shameem Akhtar, who co-wrote the novel and screenplay with me, and to our illustrator, Tiger Nazir, in Bangladesh.
Special thanks to Shameem Akhtar, who co-wrote the novel and screenplay with me, and to our illustrator, Tiger Nazir, in Bangladesh.
Congratulations to Kelsey Barry, Darnell Brown, Virtic Emil Brown, Angela Harvey, Robert King, Rickey Larke, Amber McCain, Ron McCants, Danielle Nicolet, Natasha Ofili, Caroline Renard, Jo Rochelle and Christine Swanson for their shorts at the WGA Theater! Thank you for the beautiful singing, too.
February 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Congratulations to Kelsey Barry, Darnell Brown, Virtic Emil Brown, Angela Harvey, Robert King, Rickey Larke, Amber McCain, Ron McCants, Danielle Nicolet, Natasha Ofili, Caroline Renard, Jo Rochelle and Christine Swanson for their shorts at the WGA Theater! Thank you for the beautiful singing, too.
What's up? After the rain, the sunsets like to fly a kite.
February 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What's up? After the rain, the sunsets like to fly a kite.
Thrilled that my newly revised screenplay, “Floating Lessons,” is an Official Selection of the New York City International Screenplay Awards. It's an adaptation of my novel, "A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Woman." We’re looking for publishers now. (See alexiskrasilovsky.com for more.)
February 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Thrilled that my newly revised screenplay, “Floating Lessons,” is an Official Selection of the New York City International Screenplay Awards. It's an adaptation of my novel, "A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Woman." We’re looking for publishers now. (See alexiskrasilovsky.com for more.)
”TUKI THE TIGER," is a winner in the Berlin International Screenwriting Festival! Democracy and environmental issues are key themes of our children's animated feature screenplay and novel "Tuki the Tiger." Co-writer Shameem Akhtar and I are eager to get Tuki’s story published and produced this year!
January 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
”TUKI THE TIGER," is a winner in the Berlin International Screenwriting Festival! Democracy and environmental issues are key themes of our children's animated feature screenplay and novel "Tuki the Tiger." Co-writer Shameem Akhtar and I are eager to get Tuki’s story published and produced this year!
“The Cyclone Song (Hold Onto Your Dreams)” won Best Music Video at the Asian Talent International Film Festival this week. Inspired one of the world’s most destructive cyclones, we hope that our song will help people to heal from recent storms around the world.
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January 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“The Cyclone Song (Hold Onto Your Dreams)” won Best Music Video at the Asian Talent International Film Festival this week. Inspired one of the world’s most destructive cyclones, we hope that our song will help people to heal from recent storms around the world.
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