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Alex Backus

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An urban loner seeks a second chance at redemption when she's invited to her estranged BFF's bachelorette party.
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Stag (2022)
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Alex Backus is known for Her (2013), After Yang (2021) and Eighth Grade (2018).
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    Known for

    Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013)
    Her
    8.0
    • Production Department
    • 2013
    Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, and Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja in After Yang (2021)
    After Yang
    6.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2021
    Elsie Fisher in Eighth Grade (2018)
    Eighth Grade
    7.3
    • Production Department
    • 2018
    Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in Identity Thief (2013)
    Identity Thief
    5.7
    • Production Department
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Grow
      • assistant director
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems
      • assistant director: ktl news, jngl media
      • Post-production
    • Something to Surprise Me
      • first assistant director
      • Post-production
    • Liminal
      • assistant director
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Happy for You
      • first assistant director
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • First Refusal
      • assistant director
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Corpus (2026)
      Corpus
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2026
    • I Know Exactly How You Die (2026)
      I Know Exactly How You Die
      3.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2026
    • Fior Di Latte (2025)
      Fior Di Latte
      6.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • After This Death (2025)
      After This Death
      5.8
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí (2024)
      The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 2024
    • Alexi Wasser in Messy (2024)
      Messy
      5.2
      • assistant director
      • 2024
    • Denée Benton in Tender Thoughts (2024)
      Tender Thoughts
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • The French Italian (2024)
      The French Italian
      5.0
      • assistant director
      • 2024
    • Hans (2024)
      Hans
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 2024
    • Oso (2024)
      Oso
      7.4
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 2024
    • Kalonjee Gallimore, Kayleigh Ruller, J.D. Salazar, and Ryan Shearin in Mott & Spy (2023)
      Mott & Spy
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 2023
    • Bad Things (2023)
      Bad Things
      3.8
      • assistant director
      • 2023
    • Malgorzata Zajaczkowska and Karen Gillan in Late Bloomers (2023)
      Late Bloomers
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Stag (2022)
      Stag
      5.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • David Blaine Teaches Magic (2022)
      David Blaine Teaches Magic
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2022

    Production Department

    • Elisabeth Moss in Shirley (2020)
      Shirley
      6.1
      • production assistant
      • 2020
    • Noah Schnapp in Abe (2019)
      Abe
      6.2
      • production assistant
      • 2019
    • Jenny Slate in The Sunlit Night (2019)
      The Sunlit Night
      6.1
      • production assistant
      • 2019
    • Jess Weixler and Adam Pearson in Chained for Life (2018)
      Chained for Life
      6.6
      • production assistant
      • 2018
    • Serhat Kaner in A Crime to Remember (2013)
      A Crime to Remember
      8.2
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2018
    • Elsie Fisher in Eighth Grade (2018)
      Eighth Grade
      7.3
      • production assistant
      • 2018
    • Carolina Herrera Refined Irreverence (2016)
      Carolina Herrera Refined Irreverence
      Short
      • production assistant
      • 2016
    • Magan Carrigan in Solid 8: the Webseries (2016)
      Solid 8: the Webseries
      TV Mini Series
      • production assistant
      • 2016
    • Loose Change (2014)
      Loose Change
      Short
      • production assistant
      • 2014
    • Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013)
      Her
      8.0
      • set production assistant
      • 2013
    • Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in Identity Thief (2013)
      Identity Thief
      5.7
      • production assistant
      • 2013

    Producer

    • The Dreams of Rene Sendam (2022)
      The Dreams of Rene Sendam
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Sarah Rich in Killing Evan (2021)
      Killing Evan
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Roo (2017)
      Roo
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Armin Shimerman, Michael McShane, John Prosky, and Alexandra Goodman in Red Bird (2016)
      Red Bird
      7.3
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2016
    • Game Changer
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2011
    • Pitches
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011
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