Alfred Robbins

Alfred Robbins was born in Queens N.Y. He was raised on Long Island and graduated from the State University of New York - Old Westbury. Robbins enjoyed a career in the insurance industry prior to becoming a filmmaker. In 2008 his debut feature film "Grapes on a Vine" was nominated for Best Director - First Feature film at the 2008 Pan African Film Festival. The film was acquired by Urban Home Entertainment in 2009 and released at Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Redbox and Blockbuster Video. The film is streaming on Amazon Prime and Tubi.
In 2012 Robbins directed the feature film "The Next Day" screened at seven film festivals and was acquired domestically by Maverick Entertainment. The film was released nationally at Redbox, Walmart and is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and Tubi.

Next up for Robbins was "Mistaken". The film is based on the true story of a Moroccan woman who was detained at JFK Airport days after 9/11 because her husband has the same name as the lead hijacker in the attacks. The film was shot on location in North Africa (Morocco) and the Washington D.C. / Baltimore metro area. The film screened at The New York African Diaspora Film Festival and the Pan African Film Festival. "Mistaken" (AKA "Raltat") was recognized by the Women Film Critics Circle in 2014. The film is available for streaming on Amazon Prime.

In 2018 Robbins directed "All That Matters". The film premiered as an award finalist at the 2019 Peachtree Village International Film Festival in Atlanta, GA. The film was acquired by Indie Rights. “All That Matters” is streaming on Amazon Prime, Tubi, Google Play and YouTube.

Robbins most recently directed the feature film “American Girl” from a script he wrote. The film is currently on the film festival circuit and will be released in Spring 2023.