Alyza worked as part of a small cohort of queer journalists to create, develop, and produce Transnational— a six-part series about global struggles for trans rights and stories of resilience. Transnational formed out of a need to re-envision how the news and documentary industry covers trans people — from how stories are told, to who’s behind the camera or in the post-production rooms. It won a Peabody, a GLAAD award, a Native American Journalists Association award, and several NLGJA awards. Season 2 is coming soon.

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Two Spirit People Are Reclaiming Their Land

In this episode of Transnational, VICE News I  travel to Canada to understand how the
Two Spirit community is reclaiming their rightful place on the frontlines of land defense despite colonizations’ efforts to eradicate them.

Producer, Host | Medium: Digital Video | Published: June 2023

Surviving in One of the World’s
Deadliest Places For Trans Women

When COVID hit Mexico City, many trans women surviving on sex work were left with no work and no home. Some found sanctuary at Casa Hogar Paola Buenrostro the country’s
first shelter built for, and run by, former trans sex workers. In this episode of Transnational, I traveled to Mexico City to meet the shelter’s
founder, and learn about the killing that led her to start the home in one of the world’s deadliest places for trans people.

Producer, Host | Medium: Digital Video | Published: June 2021