Director Peres Owino (left) on set of her documentary “Bound: Africans versus African Americans” premiering at the Seattle International Film Festival this weekend. (Photo by Nyar Nam Productions)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.