
Alison Ellwood
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, …
Acting
- 2021The Eisen HourSelf - Guest1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2024The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of HollywoodDirector, Executive Producer4 ep.
- 2023San Francisco Sounds: A Place in TimeExecutive Producer2 ep.
- 2022How to Change Your MindDirector, Producer4 ep.
- 2020Laurel CanyonDirector2 ep.
- 2018CultureshockDirector1 ep.
- 2013History of the EaglesDirector, Editor2 ep.
- 2000American HighProducer14 ep.
- 1998True LifeDirector1 ep.
- 1990American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of AmericaEditor1 ep.
- 1988Tanner '88Editor12 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2021The Eisen HourSelf - Guest1 ep.
Also known as: Alyson Ellwood