Alex Ramirez
• – • SAY Sí .
About the speaker
Alex Ramirez (he/him) is a Mexican-American filmmaker, media artist, and educator based in San Antonio, Texas. His work examines the nature of memory, mental health, Latinx culture, and obsolete media formats. His films and screenplays have been honored by the Nashville Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, South Texas International Film Festival, Cine Las Americas, and Film Shortage. He has been featured in Texas Monthly, ShortsTV, Texas Public Radio, KLRN The Beat, and, in 2021, was named Best Local Filmmaker by San Antonio Current Magazine. He teaches media and film as the current Media Arts Director of SAY Sí, a creative youth development program.
SAY Sí ignites the creative power of young people as forces of positive change through tuition-free, out-of-school-time studio programs. Celebrating our 30th anniversary, we now enroll 150 middle and high school students in our year-round classes in visual, media and performing arts culminating in multidisciplinary exhibitions, events and performances open to the public. As a leading creative youth development organization, SAY Sí empowers youth through arts education, mentorship and community.
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