Biography

Aleksandar Kostic is a New York City-based, Serbian-born film director, cinematographer, writer, producer, and sound designer whose films explore perception, memory, consciousness, and the unseen forces that shape human experience. Blending science fiction, mystery, psychology, and social commentary, his work invites audiences to question the fragile boundaries between reality and imagination.

His award-winning debut feature film, Capio, is a sci-fi psychological thriller exploring how technological progress and unchecked corporate influence gradually reshape perception, human connection, privacy, freedom, and our relationship with the natural world.

Through themes of manipulation, digital dependency, and human vulnerability, the film examines the consequences of a society increasingly disconnected from itself. Capio received the Outstanding Achievement in Speculative Fiction Award at the Queens World Film Festival and earned a 9.5/10 review score from Film Threat.

Kostic's distinctive visual style has been recognized by The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Hollywood Reporter for his work on the feature film Allure. He has also worked on documentary projects featuring former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, CBGB founder Hilly Kristal, and performance artist Marina Abramović.

His feature documentary The World of Vija Vetra chronicles the life and artistic journey of renowned dancer and choreographer Vija Vetra, reflecting Kostic's early fascination with the relationship between art, identity, memory, and the human spirit.

His experimental film Persistence of Memory, featuring an original score by Joan La Barbara, premiered at the opening of the MaerzMusik Festival in Berlin, Germany, as part of Cage and Consequences, celebrating the 100th anniversary of John Cage's birth. Inspired by the collaborative philosophy of John Cage and Merce Cunningham, the film and music were created independently and experienced together for the first time during the live premiere.

Kostic's work has screened internationally at venues and festivals including the PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, the Museum of the Moving Image, the Queens World Film Festival, the Philip K. Dick Film Festival, the MaerzMusik Festival Berlin, Anthology Film Archives, the Balkan New Film Festival, and others.

In addition to his narrative, documentary, and experimental filmmaking, Kostic has directed, photographed, and produced hundreds of commercial, corporate, educational, music video, and branded content productions through Kostic Films LLC.
- IMDb mini biography by: ME