Gentle
Gentle is an award-winning poetic meditation on the quiet, interwoven experience of being a daughter, a sister, and a mother. Told through fragments of memory and soft disconnection, the film traces one woman’s emotional response to her sister’s stillbirth, where grief reopens the fragile threshold between girlhood and womanhood.
Alex Naghavi is a Los Angeles-based creative director and storyteller with 17+ years of experience at the intersection of design, film, and emerging technology. She has led global projects for Google, AMC, Sony, RCA Records, and Spotify, blending immersive visuals with emotionally-driven narratives to shape emotionally resonant, future-facing experiences. Her work includes directing Google’s The Walking Dead voice game, a multi-narrative, choose-your-own-adventure experience, and creatively leading award-winning motion projects alongside renowned motion studio, Breeder. Her explorations in generative art have been exhibited at Photo Schweiz in Zurich, and she was named one of the Top 50 AI Women Artists in the world by Leonardo.Ai. She has spoken at House of gAI and judged the ADC Awards in the Artificial Intelligence category. A first-generation Australian of Persian and Dutch heritage, Alex brings a multicultural lens to her work. She is passionate about redefining the future of film through experimentation, emotion, and emerging technology.