
Alison Ellwood
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 20, 1961
- Birthplace
- Australia
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.
Filmography

Boy George & Culture Club 2026
Director

Let the Canary Sing 2023
Director, Producer

Totally Under Control 2021
Executive Producer

The Go-Go's 2021
Director

Medicating Normal 2020
Consulting Producer

Women of Troy 2020
Director

Locked In 2018
Director

American Jihad 2017
Director

Spring Broke 2016
Director

No Limits 2013
Director

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place 2011
Director, Writer, Editor

Casino Jack and the United States of Money 2010
Editor, Producer

My Trip to Al-Qaeda 2010
Producer

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson 2008
Producer, Editor

In Search of the Happy Ending 1999
Editor

Influenza 1918 1998
Editor

Prisoners of the War on Drugs 1996
Editor

Dominoes: An Uncensored Journey Through the Sixties 1991
Editor

An Empire of Reason 1988
Editor
Credits from TMDB.