[1] She was involved in the campaign and blockade against the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine in the Kakadu National Park led by the Mirrar people, NT[2] where she developed an interest in independent media.
[2] In 2004, Kelly settled in Coober Pedy to work on projects and campaigns on environmental issues, youth and arts program.
She volunteered with the Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta[3] – a group of senior Aboriginal women on the 'Irati Wanti–Poison Leave It' campaign[4] which successfully halted a proposed nuclear waste dump in South Australia.
[2] Kelly has supported the anti-fracking campaigns across the NT for several years, running workshops on Story Based Strategy and visiting communities such as Katherine and Borroloola who are organising against this toxic industry.
Alex is supporting the campaigns to end artwashing with a particular focus on getting the annual Darwin Festival to drop their sponsorship agreement with Santos.
[14] In 2012, Kelly directed the 30-minute documentary Queen of the Desert for 360 Degree Films,[15] showcasing the collaborative work of transgender hairstylist Starlady Nungari and the Areyonga community.
[21] From 2013 to 2015 Kelly worked at the Global Impact & Distribution Producer on Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis' This Changes Everything project.
[25] In 2019 Kelly produced Pay the Rent[26] with Buzzfeed Australia, and worked on the completion and release of Maya Newell's feature documentary In My Blood It Runs, which premiered at Hot Docs International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.
[27] In 2022 Alex worked as an Impact Producer on Maya Newell's short documentary The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone which premiered on Netflix worldwide in September 2022.
[32] She was awarded a 2012 Churchill Fellowship to undertake research into social change film distribution, impact and outreach models.