Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

Alexander Engel(II)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
  • Writer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Alexander Engel
Specializing in comedy, quip, and attitude, Engel broke into the scene with his viral short, This Is It (2013). With over 1.6M views, he was selected for Shoot Online's 2015 New Directors Series. He followed up with his short, Digits (2015), which won Best of the Month at Vimeo and he was nominated for the 2016 D&AD Next Director Award.

He has over 140,000 followers on Vimeo. Has been featured on the front page of Reddit. And his work is referenced extensively in the popular college textbook, Voice And Vision: A Creative Approach To Narrative Filmmaking 3rd Edition.

Beyond directing, Engel has more than a decade of on-set experience working as a key grip on hundreds of films, TV shows, music videos, and commercials. His credits include HBO's The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015), Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), and Obvious Child (2014).
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
  • Photos1

    View Poster

    Known for

    Jenny Slate in Obvious Child (2014)
    Obvious Child
    6.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Alex Engel)
    • 2014
    Malin Akerman, Kate Mara, Pablo Schreiber, Josh Radnor, Zoe Kazan, and Michael Algieri in Happythankyoumoreplease (2010)
    Happythankyoumoreplease
    6.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2010
    Elizabeth Olsen in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
    Martha Marcy May Marlene
    6.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2011
    Richard Jenkins and Danai Gurira in The Visitor (2007)
    The Visitor
    7.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Alex Engel)
    • 2007

    Credits

    Edit
    IMDbPro

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Robert Durst in The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)
      The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
      8.6
      TV Series
      • key grip
      • 2015
    • Jenny Slate in Obvious Child (2014)
      Obvious Child
      6.7
      • additional key grip (as Alex Engel)
      • 2014
    • The Apprentice (2004)
      The Apprentice
      4.4
      TV Series
      • grip
      • 2012–2013
    • Brazzaville Teen-Ager (2013)
      Brazzaville Teen-Ager
      6.3
      Short
      • key grip
      • 2013
    • Teenage (2013)
      Teenage
      6.5
      • key grip (as Alex Engel)
      • 2013
    • Amy Morton, John Slattery, and Louisa Krause in Bluebird (2013)
      Bluebird
      5.8
      • key grip
      • 2013
    • See Girl Run (2012)
      See Girl Run
      5.1
      • key grip
      • 2012
    • Melanie Lynskey and Christopher Abbott in Hello I Must Be Going (2012)
      Hello I Must Be Going
      6.2
      • key grip
      • 2012
    • Kyle Catlett in The Fort (2011)
      The Fort
      6.6
      Short
      • key grip
      • 2011
    • Ione Skye and Victor Alfieri in A Secret Promise (2011)
      A Secret Promise
      5.3
      • additional grip
      • 2011
    • How It Ended (2011)
      How It Ended
      6.8
      Short
      • gaffer (as Alex Engel)
      • 2011
    • Mideast Regime Change: The Game
      Short
      • gaffer (as Alex Engel)
      • 2011
    • Loveless (2011)
      Loveless
      7.5
      • gaffer
      • 2011
    • Elizabeth Olsen in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
      Martha Marcy May Marlene
      6.8
      • key grip
      • 2011
    • Two Gates of Sleep (2010)
      Two Gates of Sleep
      6.0
      • key grip
      • 2010

    Director



    • Team Zaxcom! (2017)
      Team Zaxcom!
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Digits (2015)
      Digits
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • The Hardest Word (2014)
      The Hardest Word
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • This Is It (2013)
      This Is It
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Pelican Tide (2008)
      Pelican Tide
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008

    Writer



    • Team Zaxcom! (2017)
      Team Zaxcom!
      Short
      • writer
      • 2017
    • Digits (2015)
      Digits
      6.6
      Short
      • written by
      • 2015
    • The Hardest Word (2014)
      The Hardest Word
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014
    • This Is It (2013)
      This Is It
      6.9
      Short
      • writer
      • 2013
    • Pelican Tide (2008)
      Pelican Tide
      Short
      • writer
      • 2008

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    Edit
    • Official site
      • AlexanderEngel.com
    • Alternative name
      • Alex Engel

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.