Alison Ellwood (b. 1961)

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.

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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

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