ALEXIS KRASILOVSKY was born in Alaska, survived sexual assault at gunpoint, know what it’s like to be completely deaf, and has traveled to over twenty countries. She studied film at Yale and CalArts (MFA Film/Video) and is an award-winning filmmaker (“Women Behind the Camera” and other films). Alexis is the author of “Great Adaptations: Screenwriting and Global Storytelling” (– 2nd Place Winner, 2019 International Writers Awards) and Professor Emerita of Screenwriting, California State University Northridge. She is currently adapting a story with writer/director Shameem Akhtar about a Bengal tiger in Bangladesh. See www.alexiskrasilovsky.com for more.