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Award-winning Short Documentary Film Director. Oscar-qualifying Film "Sprayed" 2018 (HFF Best Documentary Short, Jury Class, many others). Collaborates with local camera and editing teams for each project.

Alexa Elliott is the creator of Changing Seas, a marine science series produced at South Florida PBS. Now in production of its 15th Season, Changing Seas episode topics have ranged from the plight of Peru’s penguins to American Samoa’s resilient coral reefs. The series has aired on 95 percent of PBS stations and in more than 39 countries. Alexa has worked in public broadcasting since 1996, both in public radio as well as television production. She has produced television programs of various genres, but nature, science and environmental programming have always been her favorite. Alexa has received numerous awards for her work, including the prestigious Communication Award presented by the National Academy of Sciences, eleven Emmy awards, and others. When she’s not busy with Changing Seas, Alexa works with outside producers hoping to have their science/environmental docs aired on and distributed by South Florida PBS. In addition to her day job, she’s on the boards of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Suncoast Chapter and the Ocean Media Institute, a creative hub that works with various stakeholders to openly create and distribute media that promotes public understanding of ocean science and conservation. Alexa has two degrees in Broadcast Journalism – a BA from Morehead State University and a MA from the University of Florida.