Allison Anders

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Allison Anders (born November 16, 1954) is an American independent film director whose films include Gas Food Lodging, Mi Vida Loca and Grace of My Heart. Anders has collaborated with fellow UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate Kurt Voss and has also worked as a television director. Anders' films have been shown at the Cannes International Film Festival and at the Sundance Film Festival. She has been awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant as well as a Peabody Award.

Most Popular Allison Anders Trailers

Total trailers found: 35

Strutter Trailer (2013)

15 April 2013

A young musician recovers from the loss of his girlfriend with the help of his female filmmaker friend, and even forms a friendship with the rival who stole her.

Welcome to Hollywood Trailer (2000)

27 October 2000

A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...

Paris, Texas Trailer (1984)

16 July 1984

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Things Behind the Sun Trailer (2001)

12 October 2001

A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.

Sugar Town Trailer (1999)

17 September 1999

A look at the lives of several struggling L.A. musicians. Gwen, a singer-songwriter, is on a quest for the big-time.

Four Rooms Trailer (1995)

09 December 1995

It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments.

Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens Trailer (2016)

01 January 2016

A short, Filmstruck-produced documentary on the life of director Shirley Clarke.

Beaches Trailer (2017)

21 January 2017

Follows the serendipitous meeting of two young girls on the Venice Boardwalk, who, though worlds apart in lifestyle, embark on unexpected and lifelong friendship.

Hal Trailer (2019)

28 March 2019

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There.

Only in Theaters Trailer (2022)

18 November 2022

ONLY IN THEATERS, a film by actor/director Raphael Sbarge, is an intimate and moving journey taken with the Laemmle family, spanning nearly three years of challenges, losses, and personal triumphs.

Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be? Trailer (2020)

10 July 2020

The son of a junkie aristocrat and a schizophrenic showgirl becomes a master of reinvention on a 50+ year journey through rock and roll, TV, and movies.

Made in the USA Trailer (1993)

25 September 1993

A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.

Cinefile: Reel Women Trailer (1995)

19 February 1995

Interviews with women directors working in Hollywood and Europe in the early 1990s, exploring the opportunities and obstacles that face them.

Mi Vida Loca Trailer (1994)

08 June 1994

Two Indigenous Latina bestfriends, Mousie and Sad Girl live in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Indigenous Hispanic American neighborhood.

I Believe in Unicorns Trailer (2015)

29 May 2015

Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.

Ring of Fire Trailer (2013)

27 May 2013

“Ring of Fire” recounts June’s meteoric rise to fame with The Carter Family, considered the First Family of country music, before breaking out on her own to perform, when she would become a legend in her own right.

Wanderlust Trailer (2006)

12 July 2006

A look at the mystique of road movies, combining interviews, film clips, music, photography, literature and a narrative storyline featuring Paul Rudd and Tom McCarthy.

Lover Girl Trailer (1997)

11 September 1997

Jake is a 16-year-old girl whose mother left her. She finds her older sister Darlene in L.A., but Darlene turns her away.

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed Trailer (2023)

20 June 2023

This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "ladies' man" persona to his private life as a gay man.

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder Trailer (1994)

25 October 1994

A documentary profile on Quentin Tarantino broadcast by the BBC's "Omnibus" strand in 1994 to coincide with "Pulp Fiction" hitting UK cinemas.

A Crush on You Trailer (2011)

11 June 2011

When Ben McCauley daringly introduces himself anonymously via email to his secret crush, he mistakenly sends a message to single mother Charley Anderson.

Grace of My Heart Trailer (1996)

13 September 1996

Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big.

American Grindhouse Trailer (2011)

04 February 2011

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.

The Making of Border Radio Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

Short documentary about the making of the 1987 film.

Acting for Douglas Sirk Trailer (2008)

05 November 2008

The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques.

The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell Trailer (2025)

20 February 2025

Bill Bartell was a multifaceted individual who traversed the punk rock scene, law enforcement, rodeo riding, and country music.

Gas Food Lodging Trailer (1992)

10 July 1992

Nora, a single mother raising two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, waits tables at a truck-stop diner in a small New Mexico town.

This Film Is Not Yet Rated Trailer (2006)

01 September 2006

Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture.

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders Trailer (2009)

20 January 2009

Allison Anders talks about her love for the work of film director Douglas Sirk.

Tales from the Script Trailer (2009)

10 January 2009

Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver"), and dozens of other Hollywood screenwriters share hilarious anecdotes and penetrating insights in "Tales from the Script," the most comprehensive documentary ever made about screenwriting.

The Pacific and Eddy Trailer (2007)

27 January 2007

In the wake of a sudden loss, Eddy unexpectedly skips town leaving his friends to mourn for him. A vagabond musician, Eddy runs until there is nowhere to run but home.

Border Radio Trailer (1987)

01 November 1987

Two musicians and a roadie take money that is owed to them from a job. One flees to Mexico, and everyone has questions.

Sundance 20 Trailer (2002)

02 January 2002

A documentary profiling new generation of filmmakers in this original documentary on the Sundance Institute's Filmmaker's Lab program.

The One Man Beatles Trailer (2009)

21 October 2009

A young director crosses the ocean to find Emitt Rhodes, the mysterious forgotten American pop star from the 1960s/70s, once dubbed as the secret alter ego of Paul McCartney.

Iconoclast Trailer (2010)

17 August 2010

Boyd Rice may well be the only person alive who's been on a first name basis with both Charles Manson and Marilyn Manson.