Aleksandar Kostic
is a New York City-based Serbian born film director and cinematographer. Over the past decade, he has written, filmed and directed diverse projects ranging from shorts and experimental works to documentaries and feature films.
CAPIO
ARTSANITY
PARALLEL DREAMS
ALLURE
PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY
JOURNEY
A TOMB FOR BORIS DAVIDOVICH
THE WORLD OF VIJA VETRA
ROOM – SHORT FILM
WALK OF LIFE
“….a surreal vision of a society losing touch with memory, empathy, and reality itself — a meditation on what happens when our tools begin to own us…”
“…Aleksandar Kostic, who turns New York City into a dreamy melting pot of conflict and yearning.”
“…Aleksandar Kostic’s roving camerawork and grainy, black-and-white cinematography, though the camera’s agile movements often prove more kinetic and engaging…”
“…boasting striking black-and-white, widescreen cinematography by Aleksandar Kostic.”
“…women’s experiences have been strikingly captured by cinematographer Aleksandar Kostic in silvery black-and-white CinemaScope”
Aleksandar Kostic is a New York City–based film director, cinematographer, writer, producer, and sound designer whose work blends science fiction, mystery, psychology, and social commentary. Drawing inspiration from personal experiences, his films often explore the boundaries between fact and fiction, the mysterious and the mystical, the paranoid and the paranormal, and the hidden forces that shape human perception and consciousness.
His award-winning feature film CAPIO is a sci-fi psychological thriller exploring what happens when society’s fascination with technology evolves alongside unchecked corporate influence. Through themes of perception, manipulation, and digital dependency, the film examines how technological progress can gradually erode human connection, love, privacy, freedom, and our relationship with the natural world. CAPIO received the Outstanding Achievement in Speculative Fiction award at the Queens World Film Festival and earned a 9.5/10 review score from Film Threat.
Kostic’s distinctive visual style has been recognized by The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Hollywood Reporter for narrative and documentary projects ranging from the feature film Allure to documentaries featuring former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar and CBGB founder Hilly Kristal.
His first feature documentary, The World of Vija Vetra, chronicled the life and artistic journey of renowned Latvian dancer and choreographer Vija Vetra, whose career has spanned continents and generations. The film reflects Kostic’s early interest in exploring the relationship between art, identity, memory, and the human spirit.
His experimental film Persistence of Memory premiered at the opening of the MaerzMusik Festival in Berlin, Germany, in conjunction with Joan La Barbara’s concert work of the same name. The festival’s theme, “Cage and Consequences,” celebrated the 100th anniversary of John Cage’s birth.
His work has screened internationally at venues and festivals including the PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Museum of the Moving Image, Queens World Film Festival, Philip K. Dick Film Festival, MaerzMusik Festival Berlin, Anthology Film Archives, and others.
As founder of Kostic Films, LLC, Aleksandar has directed, served as cinematographer, produced, and overseen post-production on hundreds of commercial, corporate, documentary, music video, and branded content projects. His multidisciplinary approach allows him to guide projects from development through distribution while maintaining a singular creative vision.
Aleksandar is currently developing new feature film projects and welcomes opportunities to collaborate with producers, investors, distributors, and creative partners who share an interest in independent cinema that explores contemporary social, technological, and human themes.