Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Alex Westfall works across narrative, documentary, and experimental forms to explore myth, memory, and the history and future of images.

“In my documentary, I excavate, interpret, and re-envision photographer Francesca Woodman’s life. My First Brush With Infinity is rooted in her philosophy of photography as a way to exist outside of time, to transcend the self. Francesca thought of photos as “places to dream in”—that’s what this film is, too”