Alexis Sallee

Alexis "Alex" Anoruk Sallee grew up in Dgheyey Kaq' (Anchorage), Alaska of Inupiaq and Mexican descent. Her love of filmmaking found its start in sound. After years in audio post-production working in feature films and television, her move to directing and producing was after feeling the need to see Alaska Native representation in film. Her directorial debut Who We Are is a personal project discussing climate change and dedicated to her Inupiat ancestors. It was chosen as the Grand Prize winner in the "She Directed Filmmaker Contest" out of 400+ submissions nationwide. In October 2021, she premiered Dear Kin a letter to past, present, and future Indigenous queer relatives. It highlights individuals from the Alaska Native LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit community through video and portraiture. For 2021 Native Heritage Month, she wrote and directed Celebrating Our Beauty for the MTV Entertainment platform, featuring Indigenous tattoos that are traditionally done by women and the power that they carry. Sallee's work is focused on sharing high quality cinematic stories from an Indigenous perspective that break down misconceptions and stereotypes of Indigenous and queer peoples.