Elena Oxman

USA

Elena Oxman is a writer/director with a background in both documentary and narrative films. A two-time recipient of the SFFILM FilmHouse Residency, she wrote and directed the short film "Lit" (2014), which played at Frameline, Outfest, and other festivals in the USA. A graduate of Yale University, Elena co-founded the documentary production company American Beat, whose films have been broadcast on public television and screened at festivals around the globe. Elena earned a PhD in English from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and has taught Film Studies and Filmmaking at the College of San Mateo, Stanford University, Harvey Milk Center for the Arts, the University of North Carolina, and Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies. "Outerlands" is her first feature film.