written, directed, produced, edited

Back in the fall of 2014, during his first week as a freshman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, let’s just say Alexander and his 23-year-old freshman roommate, Ran, walked into a liquor store—with a lot of naiveté—and, well, found themselves in a bit of trouble with the police.

Alex and Ran woke up the next morning with only a slap on the wrist, luckily, and as a reflection, Alexander was inspired to write the first episode of ‘Boys to Men.’ What was to be a mockumentary web series- influenced by the odd-ball couple comedies like ‘Trailer Park Boys,’ ‘The Office,’ and ‘Parks and Recreation’- became so much more- and kind of began to imitate life at UMass for Alexander and his friends.

During the next four years, ‘Boys to Men’ took on a life that consisted of five full-length episodes, three-episode premiere parties, two university-recognized ‘Excellence in Film Studies’ awards, and one line of official merchandise. All episodes were syndicated (and still air) on ‘AmherstMedia,’ a local Western Massachusetts television channel.

Alexander ultimately worked with over 50 students during this four-year project and found his long-time collaborator and friend, Alexa Rockwell, during the journey, as they directed, wrote, and produced all five episodes with the help of many others.

Against my better judgement… all five episodes can be found below.