About
Alex is a Naarm (Melbourne) based documentary filmmaker whose work explores the intricacies of human experience with a cinematic sensibility rooted in empathy and curiosity. With a versatile skill set as a Director, DOP, and editor, she has worked extensively across a wide range of visual mediums.
      A graduate of the European Film College in Denmark and the Master of Documentary Film and Television program at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Alex has screened her short films at festivals and arts institutions locally and internationally. She has also worked as a cinematographer in Australia's creative arts and dance industries.
     In the past year, Alex has shot Faceless, which won Best Australian Short at the Dendy Awards at Sydney Film Festival, and Silent Night, which placed third at Tropfest. Her short, No Prior Opportunity, which she directed and edited, screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
      In her professional life, Alex is the Head of Moving Stories at Pressroom, where she directs and produces documentary-style videos for charities and not-for-profits all across Australia.
 Alex is a proud member of Dogmilk Films—an independent filmmaking collective dedicated to the promotion and production of alternative and ambitious cinema.



Alex WaltonDirector | Editor | Cinematographer




2026 | Rod Quantock — Comedy Warrior


Feature Documentary

Exploring the life and art of comedy icon and OG art of comedy influencer Rod Quantock. Charting his five-decade career and his tireless efforts to communicate the perils of neoliberalism and the urgency of climate change through humour. His journey illustrates the building of the thriving comedy landscape we take for granted today, showcasing a man who has remained steadfast in his pursuit of truth in an hilarious fashion.

Director: Fiona Cochrane
Editors: Alex Walton & Chris C.F

Melbourne International Comedy Festival


2025 | Faceless


Short

Experience three parallel lives of an Indigenous man in Naarm (Melbourne), in each instance, we ponder if he will always be made to feel like an outsider in his own land.

Director: Fraser Pemberton, William Jaka
Producer: Chris C.F.
Cinematography: Alex Walton
Screenwriters: William Jaka, Fraser Pemberton, Chris C.F.
Editor: Chris C.F.


Sydney Film festival Dendy Awards—Best Australian Short
Sydney Film festival Dendy Awards—Craft Award for Sound Design
Melbourne International Film Festival—Emerging Australian Filmmaker Award
Adelaide Film Festival
Tampere Film Festival
Flickerfest Film Festival
St Kilda Film Festival


2025 | No Prior Opporunity


Documentary Short

Rhys Gilday, a man on the autism spectrum, and his love of AFL umpires, shine a spotlight on the game’s most misunderstood figures. No Prior Opportunity is a heartwarming, funny and powerful tribute to passion, exclusion and resilience on the fringes of fandom.

Director: Alex Walton
Producer: Theo McMahon & Fraser Pemberton
Cinematography: Ainsley Halbmeijer
Sound Design: Josh Peters
Composer: Nicholas Roder

A MIFF, ScreenVic, AFL Initiative



2024 | Above Water


Short

Invisible to us are commercial seafarers who have been abandoned by their employers, ship owners and states. We hear from several people who have been trapped on board these floating prisons for months and years past their contracts. 

Director: Alex Walton
Producer: Sam Hewison
Cinematography: Ainsley Halbmeijer & Alex Walton
Animation: Peeled Productions



2026 | Silent Night


Short

When 'Buses replace trains' on Xmas Eve, well-heeled young doctor; Sam, is dumped at a lonely bus exchange in an unknown suburb. Her fading Christmas spirit will be tested tonight.


Writer & Director: Nicky Tyndale Biscoe
Cinematography: Alex Walton
Editor: Alex Walton
Executive Producers: Matt Kaylor & Peter George
Associate Producers:  Anne Meneill Aaron Cilmi & Maddison Rolls
Composers: Shaun Rigney & Paul Tyndale-Biscoe

Third Place—Tropfest
Pandora Women’s Brilliance Award



Ongoing | Moving Stories — Pressroom Media


Videography & Documentary

Documentary and campaign work for more than 70 charities and community organisations across Australia. Working across directing, producing, editing, sound and videography, focussing on honest, human-centred storytelling that brings people and causes into closer focus. Content can be found at Pressroom Media

Direction, Sound, Camera & Editing: Alex Walton



2020 | Oliver


Animated Short

Alex Walton blends wry humour with candid conversations and quirky animation to explore the awkward distance between family members trying to reconnect. Grounded and emotionally honest, the film finds surprising weight in the small moments people usually leave unsaid.

Writer, Director & Producer: Alex Walton

Audience Choice Award—WIFT
Best Animation—WIFT


Ongoing | Performing Arts


Arts-based projects

Collaborations and videography in arts and cultural spaces

Rising Festival
Chunky Move
City of Melbourne
Sydney Dance Company
MidSumma  
Melbour International Comedy Festival
Melbourne Fringe Festival