Alex Lockwood
Directing
Biography
Alex Lockwood is a documentary film director from Birmingham whose films have a strong emphasis on ethics. Alex has directed and produced a number of short film including 73 Cows, which was a no-budget film that went on to win the BAFTA for British Short Film, as well as other award winning shorts such as Monbiot and Test Subjects. Alex is currently working on a theatrical rewilding series alongside narrators Joaquin Pheonix and Rooney Mara and also a feature length documentary about an animal sanctuary in the Pyrenees. Alex has also been an Exec Producer on a number of shorts and has served as a mentor to students and up and coming film makers looking to take their first steps into the film industry. Alex also sits on the advisory council for the Centre for Contemporary Sciences as a result of his film work around animal testing.
Known For
The film explores the link between our treatment of animals and emerging health threats such as pandemics and antibiotic resistance. It specifically looks at zoonotic diseases—germs and viruses that spread between human and non-human animals—which threaten the health and lives of the entire human population.
The End of Medicine
A beef farmer struggles with his conscience every time he takes his cows to slaughter, and so sets about doing something extraordinary.
73 Cows
They were young, ambitious graduate students, eager to become scientists and change the world. They never expected to be told that they should harm animals to do it.