Alexandra Shiva

Shiva's first directed documentary film was Bombay Eunuch (2001), which was also co-directed with Sean MacDonald and Michelle Gucovsky.

[8] The film follows extroverted, budding young actors at Stagedoor Manor, where her husband also attended as a boy.

Shiva continued to be interested in the theme of people who felt like they didn't belong but find communities where they do, with her third film How to Dance in Ohio (2015).

The film takes place in Columbus, Ohio following the story of three teenage girls who have autism preparing to go to the prom.

She intended to make it in NYC, but her research led her to Ohio where she discovered Emilio Amigo, a psychologist working with autistic children.

[13] The film is being adapted into a musical by composers Jacob Yandura and Rebekah Greer Melocik, which was conceived of by Hal Prince.

[17] In 2024, Shiva co-directed and produced alongside Lindsey Megrue, One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit revolving around patients and staff at Zucker Hillside Hospital for HBO.