Alison Maclean

Who is Alison Maclean?

Alison Maclean is a Canadian film director of music videos, short films, television, commercials and feature films. Her works include the music video Torn, the short film Kitchen Sink and the feature films Jesus' Son and Crush.

Alison Maclean was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1958, to New Zealand-born parents.

Her first short film, Kitchen Sink, a surreal suburban nightmare, debuted in Cannes in 1989 and won eight international awards. Maclean moved to New York in 1992. Her film Crush was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. After several years developing projects she got her second feature, Jesus' Son, starring Billy Crudup and Samantha Morton. The film is based on the short story collection by cult US writer Denis Johnson.

She is represented by Park Pictures in New York.

In association with Scenarios USA, Alison Maclean is directing the winner of New York "What's the REAL DEAL" contest for 12-22 year olds,