About
Alison Ellwood
Overview
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.
Known for
Directing |
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2023 | Let the Canary Sing | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2020 | Women of Troy | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2020 | The Go-Go's | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
2018 | Locked In | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2017 | American Jihad | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
2016 | Spring Broke | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2013 | No Limits | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
2013 | History of the Eagles | Directing | Director | 72 Good |
2013 | The History of The Eagles | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2011 | Magic Trip | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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2011 | Magic Trip | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
Production |
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2024 | The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood | Production | Executive Producer | 69 Fair |
2023 | San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
2023 | Let the Canary Sing | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
2022 | How to Change Your Mind | Production | Producer | 73 Good |
2021 | Totally Under Control | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
2020 | Medicating Normal | Production | Consulting Producer | N/A N/A |
2010 | Casino Jack and the United States of Money | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
2010 | My Trip to Al-Qaeda | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
2008 | Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | Production | Producer | 60 Fair |
2000 | American High | Production | Producer | 68 Fair |
Editing |
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2013 | History of the Eagles | Editing | Editor | 72 Good |
2011 | Magic Trip | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
2010 | Casino Jack and the United States of Money | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
2008 | Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | Editing | Editor | 60 Fair |
1999 | In Search of the Happy Ending | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
1998 | Influenza 1918 | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
1996 | Prisoners of the War on Drugs | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
1991 | Dominoes: An Uncensored Journey Through the Sixties | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
1988 | An Empire of Reason | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
1988 | Tanner '88 | Editing | Editor | 69 Fair |