Writing and Directing is at the center of my filmmaking. Scroll down for my directors statement and recent shorts.

Directors Statement

Chayale Akselrod is an introspective and inquisitive writer/director. A first generation American, she is a keenly interested in the lived experience of outsiders, and the dichotomy between culture and personality.
Highly influenced by literature, classical art, diary keeping, and Soviet era films from her parents’ generation; she is currently concentrating on a multimedia approach to her filmmaking.

Trailer for Rockabye Birdy, premiering in New York November 2027

(What is) Unsaid and in Between, featured by the 52 films Collective

When I Grow Up, animated microshort featured by the 52 films Collective

Turning Ten, documentary short featured by the 52 films Collective