A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Alyson Ellwood
Birthplace:
Australia
Born:
July 20, 1961
Alison Ellwood’s feature film directing credits include Let the Canary Sing, Laurel Canyon, The Go-Go’s, American Jihad, History of the Eagles, Spring Broke and Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place. Her television directing credits include Women of Troy for HBO Sports, The Osbournes: The Price of Reality for the A&E series Culture Shock, Locked In: The Victoria Arlen Story for ESPN’s 30 for 30 Shorts, CNN’s Death Row Stories, No Limits for ESPN’s Nine for IX series, The Human Behavior Experiments, the Emmy Award-winning series American High, The Travelers, and Sixteen. She has produced and edited several feature documentary films including Oscar-nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Catching Hell, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, My Trip to Al Qaeda, and Casino Jack and the United States of Money. She was co-producer for the feature documentary Finding Fela and for HBO’s Brett Killed Mom: A Sister’s Diary. She was consulting producer for the Sundance series Brick City and two feature documentaries The September Issue and Food Chains. She was supervising producer for The Residents and 30 Days. She has edited for Bill Moyers Specials, the Discovery Channel, Sundance Channel, Showtime, and HBO’s America Undercover series.
Consulting Producer:
2020 Medicating Normal
Director:
2011 Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2013 No Limits
2016 Spring Broke
2017 American Jihad
2018 Locked In
2020 Medicating Normal
2020 The Go-Go's
2020 Women of Troy
2023 Let the Canary Sing
2025 Boy George & Culture Club
Editor:
1988 An Empire of Reason
1991 Dominoes: An Uncensored Journey Through the Sixties
1996 Prisoners of the War on Drugs
1998 Influenza 1918
1999 In Search of the Happy Ending
2008 Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2010 Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2011 Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2013 No Limits
2016 Spring Broke
2017 American Jihad
2018 Locked In
2020 Medicating Normal
2020 The Go-Go's
2020 Women of Troy
2023 Let the Canary Sing
2025 Boy George & Culture Club
Executive Producer:
1988 An Empire of Reason
1991 Dominoes: An Uncensored Journey Through the Sixties
1996 Prisoners of the War on Drugs
1998 Influenza 1918
1999 In Search of the Happy Ending
2008 Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2010 Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2011 Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2013 No Limits
2016 Spring Broke
2017 American Jihad
2018 Locked In
2020 Medicating Normal
2020 The Go-Go's
2020 Women of Troy
2021 Totally Under Control
2023 Let the Canary Sing
2025 Boy George & Culture Club
Producer:
1988 An Empire of Reason
1991 Dominoes: An Uncensored Journey Through the Sixties
1996 Prisoners of the War on Drugs
1998 Influenza 1918
1999 In Search of the Happy Ending
2008 Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2010 Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2010 My Trip to Al-Qaeda
2011 Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2013 No Limits
2016 Spring Broke
2017 American Jihad
2018 Locked In
2020 Medicating Normal
2020 The Go-Go's
2020 Women of Troy
2021 Totally Under Control
2023 Let the Canary Sing
2025 Boy George & Culture Club
Writer:
1988 An Empire of Reason
1991 Dominoes: An Uncensored Journey Through the Sixties
1996 Prisoners of the War on Drugs
1998 Influenza 1918
1999 In Search of the Happy Ending
2008 Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2010 Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2010 My Trip to Al-Qaeda
2011 Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2013 No Limits
2016 Spring Broke
2017 American Jihad
2018 Locked In
2020 Medicating Normal
2020 The Go-Go's
2020 Women of Troy
2021 Totally Under Control
2023 Let the Canary Sing
2025 Boy George & Culture Club
Creator:
2020 Laurel Canyon
Director:
2013 History of the Eagles
2020 Laurel Canyon
2022 How to Change Your Mind
2024 The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood
Editor:
1988 Tanner '88
1990 American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America
2013 History of the Eagles
2020 Laurel Canyon
2022 How to Change Your Mind
2024 The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood
Executive Producer:
1988 Tanner '88
1990 American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America
2013 History of the Eagles
2020 Laurel Canyon
2022 How to Change Your Mind
2023 San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
2024 The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood
Producer:
1988 Tanner '88
1990 American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America
2000 American High
2013 History of the Eagles
2020 Laurel Canyon
2022 How to Change Your Mind
2023 San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
2024 The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood
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