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Alison Murray

Alison Murray

Birth : , Nova Scotia - Canada

History

Alison Murray is a Canadian/British screenwriter and director based between Canada and Argentina. In 2020 shooting began on Murray's new feature film Ariel, developed with The Film Farm and produced by Cepa Cine. Production was halted by the global pandemic but completed in June 2021. Murray's documentary Caprichosos de San Telmo, shot on location in Buenos Aires, premiered in the Toronto International Film Festival and continued Murray's tradition of seeking to empower people living on the fringes. Murray's documentary Carny following the secret life of fairground workers, was broadcast on the Sundance Channel, Channel 4 UK and TVOntario. It premiered in the Hot Docs Festival and won best documentary in the Brooklyn International Film Festival. Mouth to Mouth, Murray's fictional feature debut (writer/director) starred Oscar Nominee Elliot Page. The film showcases Murray's signature choreographic style, woven into a powerful narrative about a search for belonging. It premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival and went on to win Best Feature Prizes at the Brooklyn International Film Festival, Berlin's Britspotting Festival, and Festival D' Annonay, France. Train on the Brain was Murray's documentary for Channel 4 UK and TVOntario, in which she rode the rails across North America armed with digital and Super 8 cameras, giving a platform to marginalized youth. Train on the Brain screened to a huge audience at Glastonbury Festival . Murray studied theatre writing, dance and choreography before moving into film. After completing an MA in Film at the Royal College of Art, Murray directed music videos and short films.

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Alison Murray

Movies

Every Time a Bell Rings

Every Time a Bell Rings

Co-Producer

Three reunited sisters discover their late father planned one last scavenger hunt - an annual holiday tradition when they were young. As their sisterly bond gets rekindled, they soon learn important lessons about what they want in life and in love.

Caprichosos de San Telmo

Caprichosos de San Telmo

Screenplay

A portrait of the working class musicians and dancers of Buenos Aires's San Telmo neighborhood, who have channeled the city's many cultural influences into the street performance called Murga.

Caprichosos de San Telmo

Caprichosos de San Telmo

Director

A portrait of the working class musicians and dancers of Buenos Aires's San Telmo neighborhood, who have channeled the city's many cultural influences into the street performance called Murga.

Director

CARNY is an intimate, gritty and poetic adventure following the lives of 'carnys' - traveling fairground workers whose experiences are outside the normalcy of most North Americans.

Young Sybil

A true story of a young woman whose abusive childhood results in her developing a multiple personality disorder.

Author

An aimless adolescent joins several itinerant misfits who live on the fringe of society and welcome at-risk youths into their fold.

Director

An aimless adolescent joins several itinerant misfits who live on the fringe of society and welcome at-risk youths into their fold.

Train On The Brain

Train On The Brain

Director

Alison Murray travels as a hobo on freight trains across Canada and the US. She gets to know the community of train riders, especially the many girls riding the rails.

Kissy Suzuki Suck

Kissy Suzuki Suck

Director

The delirious sexual fantasies of two bleached blondes in a car.

Girl at Bus Stop

Psychological drama examining a mental breakdown of an English housewife.

Editor

A young woman leaves a Chinese takeaway where she has been working and get confronted by a pervert with a pair of pants on his head. The woman gains power over him by exposing him to her sexuality.

Writer

A young woman leaves a Chinese takeaway where she has been working and get confronted by a pervert with a pair of pants on his head. The woman gains power over him by exposing him to her sexuality.

Director

A young woman leaves a Chinese takeaway where she has been working and get confronted by a pervert with a pair of pants on his head. The woman gains power over him by exposing him to her sexuality.