About

Known credits:
17
Birthday:
1958-07-31
Place of birth:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Alison Maclean

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Alison Maclean is a Canadian film director of music videos, short films, television (episodes of Sex and the City, The Tudors, Homicide: Life On the Street), commercials and feature films. Her works include the music video Torn (Natalie Imbruglia, 1998), the short film Kitchen Sink (1989) and the feature films Jesus' Son (1999) starring Billy Crudup and Crush (1992) starring Marcia Gay Harden.

Alison Maclean was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1958, to New Zealand-born parents.

Her first short film, Kitchen Sink, a surreal suburban nightmare, debuted in Cannes in 1989 and won eight international awards. Maclean moved to New York in 1992. Her film Crush was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. After several years developing projects she got her second feature, Jesus' Son (1999), starring Billy Crudup and Samantha Morton (with Holly Hunter, Dennis Hopper, Denis Leary and Jack Black in supporting roles). The film is based on the short stories by cult US writer Denis Johnson.

She is represented by Park Pictures in New York.

In association with Scenarios USA, Alison Maclean is directing the winner of New York "What's the REAL DEAL" contest for 12-22 year olds, "The choices we make" by graduating senior Tiara Bennett of Clara Barton High School in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Luke Geissbuhler is the Director of Photography.

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Known for

Directing
2016 The Rehearsal Directing Director 58
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2014 The Professor Directing Director N/A
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2006 Intolerable Directing Director N/A
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2004 Persons of Interest Directing Director N/A
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2000 Jesus' Son Directing Director 59
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1997 Subway Stories Directing Director 58
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1992 Crush Directing Director 59
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1989 Kitchen Sink Directing Director 59
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1987 Talkback Directing Director N/A
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1986 Rud's Wife Directing Director N/A
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1983 Taunt Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2016 The Rehearsal Writing Screenplay 58
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1992 Crush Writing Screenplay 59
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1989 Kitchen Sink Writing Writer 59
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1987 Talkback Writing Writer N/A
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1986 Rud's Wife Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1986 Rud's Wife Production Producer N/A
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