Alison Murray

Alison Murray is a CanadianBritish screenwriter and director based between Canada and Argentina In 2020 shooting began on Murrays 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 Murrays documentary Caprichosos de San Telmo shot on location in Buenos Aires premiered in the Toronto International Film Festival and continued Murrays tradition of seeking to empower people living on the fringes Murrays 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 Murrays fictional feature debut writerdirector starred Oscar Nominee Elliot Page The film showcases Murrays 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 Berlins Britspotting Festival and Festival D Annonay France Train on the Brain was Murrays 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