She broke onto the scene when her 2023 short landed in the Sundance Film Festival (it was our top ranked short of that edition) and from there Alexandra Qin has been riding a wave morphing the short into her ambitious feature film debut. Working with themes of desire, control, compulsion, connection and self-destruction, here is everything we know so far (American Indie Edition) for … Alexandra Qin’s Thirstygirl.
Conceived from the 2023 short, Qin was selected as one of the six writers for The Black List inaugural Projects Lab and after that was selected for 2025 Sundance Institute Screenwriters and Directors Labs. Casting began late last year and production began in May of 2026. Filming in taking place in New York.
This follows Charlie, an Asian-American woman struggling with shame, love, and a secret sex addiction, who reluctantly drives her younger sister cross-country road trip to rehab.
The players have not been revealed yet.
Valerie Bush along with Antigravity Academy’s Asher Goldstein and Carlos López Estrada are the key producers here. Melanie Akoka is the cinemtographer.
With production having begun in late May, the team will be looking to submit and premiere at Sundance 2027 in the U.S. Dramatic competition section.
