Alexandra Colón-Amil is a Los Angeles–based producer, filmmaker, and communications strategist. She tells nonfiction stories about migration, historical memory, human rights, politics, and culture across the Americas. For more than a decade, her work has spanned a Capital Emmy–winning newsmagazine, independent documentary shorts, and international advocacy campaigns.

 

She co-directed and co-produced District of Pupusas, a short documentary film about how Salvadoran Civil War refugees shaped Washington, DC through food, told through the stories of chef Benjamín Velásquez and restaurateur Haydee Vanegas. The film premieres in fall 2026 and was funded by two grants from the DC government. 

Previously, Alexandra spent nine years at the international news network NTN24. As executive producer of Efecto Naím, a Capital Emmy–winning newsmagazine hosted by Moisés Naím, she led a multidisciplinary team across more than 260 episodes, overseeing scripting, field and international shoots, and post-production. She also hosted the series Líderes, El Cuento Corto, and Consulta Migratoria. Throughout her time at the network, she produced and conducted interviews with Latin American presidents and ministers, White House officials, and figures such as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Isabel Allende, Joseph Stiglitz, and Anthony Fauci.

She has served as a screener for AFI DOCS, conducted research for the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Chile, and moderated panels for the Inter-American Development Bank, the Atlantic Council, and the Council on Foreign Relations, where she is a term member. She currently leads multimedia campaigns for the Center for International Environmental Law.
 

Alexandra holds an M.A. from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and a B.A. from Haverford College, where she made her first film, Desenterrando Muertos (Unearthing Silence), about her missing grandfather. She works in English, Spanish, and French.