March 21, 2022
Sir Lex Kennedy is a vegan, queer, Black trans masculine media content creator who loves film, music, gardening and the beach and believes “ball is life”(ballroom culture to the court). Lex studied Comparative Women’s Studies and Film at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, before being forced to leave and finished his studies at the Los Angeles City College in their Film/TV certification program. As an artist and activist, Sir Lex strives to shift the center of popular culture to marginalized stories where they rightfully belong using comedy, drama, sci-fi and documentaries. Sir Lex has directed multiple short films featured in film festivals like Campus MovieFest, Newfest, QueerX, Models of Pride, OutFest Fusion and Outfest through their inaugural OutSet program and across the world, winning numerous awards. Sir Lex completed a Sound Fellowship in 2019 for DISCLOSURE, which premiered at Sundance in 2020 and is currently streaming on Netflix. Sir Lex worked as a Producer for Tribune Creative West/KTLA5 in Los Angeles, CA before moving on to work for ABC7/Disney as a Content and Development Producer until he was let go due to COVID-19. Sir Lex is currently fundraising to Produce RETROS, his next short and series.