Alison Ellwood

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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.

Most Popular Alison Ellwood Trailers

Total trailers found: 19

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Trailer (2008)

18 July 2008

Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs.

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place Trailer (2011)

05 August 2011

A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus.

Locked In Trailer (2018)

03 August 2018

As a young girl Victoria Arlen truly had the world ahead of her. But at the age of 11, she began to suffer from an illness that baffled her doctors and kept Victoria locked in her own body.

Spring Broke Trailer (2016)

22 March 2016

Documentary charting the raucous history of the infamous spring vacation revelries in Daytona, which started in the early 60s, and by the 1980s led to the arrival of tens of thousands of college students, lured by lust, booze, fun in the sun and eventually, the hope to make it onto MTV.

American Jihad Trailer (2017)

25 March 2017

Documentary probe into the phenomenon of home-grown Jihadism, analyzing the strategic outreach and tactics employed by terrorists in order to reach susceptible members of society and what can be done to prevent it.

No Limits Trailer (2013)

23 July 2013

Suffering from scoliosis as a teenager, Audrey Mestre found freedom in the ocean. Years later, she discovered another reason to love the water: the elusive, often raucous free diver Pipin Ferreras.

Prisoners of the War on Drugs Trailer (1996)

08 January 1996

From its beginning during the Reagan years through current times, the War on Drugs has left many victims stranded in the prison system.

Casino Jack and the United States of Money Trailer (2010)

09 May 2010

A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption surrounding D.C. super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies.

The Go-Go's Trailer (2021)

08 March 2021

As the first all-female band to play their instruments, write their songs and have a No. 1 album, The Go-Go’s made history.

An Empire of Reason Trailer (1988)

03 July 1988

Docudrama about the debate surrounding New York State's ratification of the United States Constitution.

Medicating Normal Trailer (2020)

15 September 2020

One in five Americans is taking a psychiatric drug, including millions of children. Pharmaceutical companies have over-hyped the benefits of these drugs, while hiding the risks and severe side effects including physiological dependence.

Boy George & Culture Club Trailer (2026)

09 June 2026

Set against the backdrop of 1980s Britain, four young men – Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, and Jon Moss – formed a multi-racial, ethnically diverse, and sexually liberated band with a style and sound that challenged the status quo during the era of New Romantics and Margaret Thatcher’s Britain.

Totally Under Control Trailer (2021)

05 May 2021

This documentary puts a spotlight on the White House’s failed response to the global pandemic and how it could have been prevented.

Influenza 1918 Trailer (1998)

09 February 1998

Influenza 1918 is the story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known. Before it was over, the flu would kill more than 600,000 Americans - more than all the combat deaths of this century combined.

Let the Canary Sing Trailer (2023)

14 June 2023

A chronicle of Cyndi Lauper's meteoric ascent to stardom and her profound impact on generations through her music, ever-evolving punk style, unwavering feminism and tireless advocacy.

Women of Troy Trailer (2020)

10 March 2020

Women of Troy is an HBO Sports documentary exploring the transcendent career of the Cheryl Miller-led USC Trojans and their impact on women’s basketball.

In Search of the Happy Ending Trailer (1999)

14 June 1999

Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing.

Dominoes: An Uncensored Journey Through the Sixties Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

The Dominoes Movie is an audio-visual album of the sixties. Not the chronological 1960s, but the electric, turbulent decade of rock, revolution, and the Vietnam War.

My Trip to Al-Qaeda Trailer (2010)

21 April 2010

Journalist Lawrence Wright brings his multilayered one-man play to the screen as he discusses how a reporter remains objective while covering highly charged issues such as 9/11, Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden's past and the history of Islam.