Alison Ellwood

Alison Ellwood is an Australian documentary filmmaker known for such films as Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Laurel Canyon, and How to Change Your Mind.

Biography

Ellwood was born in Australia in 1961. She wanted to be a photojournalist as a kid and attended film school at New York University. After grading in 1983, she began editing films in New York City. She transitioned into producing in the 1990s, starting with the 1996 film Brett Killed Mom: A Sister's Diary.
In 2020, she released a documentary film about The Go-Go's. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where it won a Critics Choice Award for Best Music Documentary.

Filmography

1996, Brett Killed Mom: A Sister's Diary, Producer
2005, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Co-producer, editor
2010, Casino Jack and the United States of Money, Editor
2011, Magic Trip
2013, History of the Eagles
2017, American Jihad
2020, Laurel Canyon
2020, The Go-Go's
2020, Women of Troy, Director
2022, How to Change Your Mind
2023, Let the Canary Sing
2025, ''Boy George & Culture Club''