Alexandra Shiva

Bombay Eunuch

Alexandra Shiva

An intimate, moving portrait of one eunuch family's struggle to survive in today's changing India.

How to Dance in Ohio

Alexandra Shiva

In Columbus, Ohio, a group of autistic teenagers and young adults role-play this transition by going through the deceptively complex social interactions of preparing for a spring formal. Focusing on several young women as they go through an iconic American rite of passage, we are given intimate access to people who are often unable to share their experiences with others. With humor and heartbreak, How to Dance in Ohio shows the daily courage of people facing their fears and opening themselves to the pain, worry, and joy of the social world.

This Is Home: A Refugee Story

Alexandra Shiva

The lives of four Syrian families, resettled in Baltimore and under a deadline to become self-sufficient in eight months.

Stagedoor

Alexandra Shiva

Skylar Astin

Pack your bags for a trip to a Catskills summer camp where the stars of tomorrow go to prepare for their shot at the big time as filmmaker Alexandra Shiva allows viewers a fly-on-the-wall perspective of Stagedoor Manor, the training ground for such notable Hollywood heavyweights as Robert Downey Jr., Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Natalie Portman.