Alison Ellwood

Alison Ellwood is an award winning documentary director, producer and editor. Most recently, she directed a feature-length documentary about the rise and demise of the classic American rock & roll band, The Eagles (title TBD). In addition, Ellwood directed a follow-up film on The Eagles covering the years between the break up of the band through their reunion and up to present day. A long time collaborator with Alex Gibney, in 2011, she directed with him the offbeat feature-doc, Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Other feature-documentary film credits include producer/editor for Gibney’s Academy Award nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. She was also producer/editor of Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S Thompson, My Trip to Al Qaeda, Casino Jack and the United States of Money and Catching Hell for ESPN films, which was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award.

Alison’s television documentary directing credits for television documentaries include the Emmy Award winning series American High, The Travelers and Sixteen. Her television producing credits include The Human Behavior Experiments, The Residents, 30 Days and Brick City.

As an editor, Ellwood earned her first Emmy Award for Frontline’s “Living Below the Line,” a cinema verité exploration of the impact of the welfare system. The film was also awarded an Emmy for best single current story, the Grand Prize of the RFK Awards and a blue ribbon at the American Film Festival. She has also edited award-winning films for Bill Moyers, American Experience, the Discovery Channel, Sundance Channel, Showtime and HBO: America Undercover.