Holy shit! JOHN WATERS included MESSY in his top 10 list of “Best Movies of 2024” for @vulture@nymag . Messy is #5 and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I’m gonna go back to freaking out now 🖤💋
FILM ANNOUNCEMENT: MESSY 🍒💖💦
One of John Waters' faves of 2024, this contemporary slacker 'Sex and the City' from writer/director/star Alexi Wasser finally hits Melbourne!
A coming of age story about a woman who should have already come of age, Messy follows brutally self-aware, promiscuous love addict Stella Fox, as she moves to New York following a devastating break-up, and pursues disappointing romantic dalliances over the course of a summer.
A rare throwback to a golden age of '90s independent cinema with a stellar supporting cast, including Ione Sky (Say Anything), Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley), Jack Kilmer (Lords of Chaos). Adam Goldberg (2 Days in Paris), and Kareem Rahim (host of Subway Takes), Messy is a funny, horny mumblecore triumph, screening exclusively at BUFF 2026 ✨
Alexi Wasser talks with Amelia Dimoldenberg about Messy, the inspired lovechild of Girls and Sex and the City 💅
Watch the full Q&A on YouTube (link in bio).
Alexi Wasser was one of the first people to follow Director Fits on Instagram back when we first started the page in 2021. I remember being so excited to get her cosign. She wrote, directed, and acted in her debut film, Messy, which follows Stella Fox, a brutally self-aware and promiscuous love addict who moves to New York after a devastating break-up and pursues disappointing romantic dalliances over the course of a summer. Alexi and I spoke about directing her film in the nude, adopting her personal style from her dad, receiving the coveted John Waters seal of approval, the most attractive directors, and so much more.
Full conversation is on directorfits.substack.com! ♥️ Go stream Messy on Amazon or Apple or YouTube!
Introducing Sole Mates, Margaux’s very first advice column. We wanted to create a place where you could have your questions answered when it comes to life, dating, and everything in between.
There’s no one better to kick things off than our latest Gaux Girl, Alexi Wasser. Read her answers to your questions on our Substack, In Step, now. Link in bio to subscribe.
NYC friends — come see MESSY @roxycinemanyc on Tuesday, March 24 at 7 PM, followed by a Q&A. Come watch it in a theater with a crowd. Tickets in bio. ❤️
The Vidiots microcinema is about to get a little filthy and absolutely absurd when we welcome writer/director/producer/star Alexi Wasser for two special screenings of her ridiculous sex comedy Messy. Conversations moderated by Cazzie David on Thursday and Karley Sciortino on Friday! Don’t miss MESSY in the Microcinema this week! Get your 🎟️🎟️🎟️ in our 🔗🔝
Don’t miss Alexi Wasser on the most recent episode of Fashion Neurosis.
Available now on Spotify, Apple, Substack, and YouTube.
Series links in bio.
Painting by @maluettt .
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Alexi Wasser on the couch. My full conversation with Alexi Wasser is now live on Spotify and Apple podcasts.
Watch the video on Youtube and Substack.
Series links in bio.
Painting by @maluettt
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Alexi Wasser is a New York–based filmmaker, writer, and actor whose work blends razor-sharp comedy with raw emotional candor. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Wasser’s late father was the photojournalist Julian Wasser, who photographed 20th century cultural icons including Joan Didion and Jack Nicholson, and her mother Leslie Knauer is a musician who was in rock bands in the 1970s and ‘80s.
Wasser’s feature directorial debut, Messy - which she also wrote, produced, and stars in - was released in 2025. Messy is an intimate portrait of romantic humiliation, self-discovery, and reinvention in New York, drawing inspiration from the work of Nora Ephron and Carrie Fisher. As an actor, Wasser has appeared in acclaimed series including Rian Johnson’s Poker Face (Peacock), HBO’s Girls, and Search Party. She is currently developing her second feature, a modern-day New York comedy about the humiliations, disappointments, and occasional joys of adult life.
Wasser continues to craft deeply personal comedic stories that interrogate identity, intimacy, and reinvention with an honesty and edge entirely her own.
In this episode of Fashion Neurosis, Bella Freud and Alexi Wasser discuss directing your own sex scenes, big feet, and the tyranny of looking for love.
Launching tomorrow, 28th January.
Series links in bio.
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