Alexis Gambis is an freelance filmmaker and a scientist. He was born in Paris, France, where he began as a teenager to cultivate interests in both science and film. Recent films, including “A Fruit Fly in New York”, have been screened both in scientific institutions and in film venues in the United States and France. His work focuses on enhancing public understanding on scientific issues, challenging existing stereotypes about science+scientists and generating visually exciting science stories using visual media. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Bard College and a certificate in Digital Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. He is now a 3rd year PhD graduate student at the Rockefeller University in New York.
Concomitantly to his graduate work, Alexis Gambis is also the head coordinator of the Rockefeller University Film Series, an organization that promotes science and media events on campus. Recently, Alexis launched a science-film initiative as part of the film series, which aims to get Rockefeller scientists to express themselves about their work/research using digital media. A Portrait of A Scientist initiative at the Rockefeller University during which scientists talk on camera about their lives in and out of the lab is in the shooting phase.
He is managing the ImaginalDisc.com website, an open space dedicated to science, scientists, films + filmmakers. Its goal is to enhance people’s lives by providing better understanding of scientific issues that surround us on an everyday basis.
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