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Alison was one of five directors chosen by Lena Waithe for AT&T's 2019 Hello Lab Mentorship Program. There she directed her short film, FRAGILE.COM, which premiered at Screamfest Horror Film Festival in 2020 and has subsequently been released on Gunpowder & Sky's horror platform, Alter, where it’s garnered over one million views. Her AFI thesis film, YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER, has also been released on Alter as well as ShortsTV and Curia. The in-screen immersive experience she co-created, IN TREATMENT, raised awareness and funds for Action Bail Fund LA in the spring of 2020. That same year, she was honored to write the narrative for Michael Giacchino's sci-fi exotica album, TRAVELOGUE: VOLUME 1, and she looks forward to developing more projects that utilize genre as a means to explore character.
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Winner - Best U.S. Short Film Director

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Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2020

Winner - Best Editing Short

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Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2020

Nominated - The Tostevin Award

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Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2020

Nominated - Best Female Filmmaker

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Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2020

Nominated - Tobe Award

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Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2020

Nominated - Best U.S. Genre Short

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Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2020

Nominated - Best U.S. Actor

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Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2020

Winner - Best Fantastic Short

FRAGILE.COM

FilmQuest Film Festival - 2020

Nominated - Best Director - Short

FRAGILE.COM

FilmQuest Film Festival - 2020

Nominated - Best Screenplay - Short

FRAGILE.COM

FilmQuest Film Festival - 2020

Nominated - Best Actress - Short

FRAGILE.COM

FilmQuest Film Festival - 2020

Nominated - Best Supporting Actor - Short

FRAGILE.COM

FilmQuest Film Festival - 2020

Winner - Best Recurring Nightmare

FRAGILE.COM

Nightmares Film Festival - 2020

Nominated - Filmmaker of the Year

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San Angelo Revolution Film Festival - 2020

Winner - Best Short Film

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San Angelo Revolution Film Festival - 2020

Winner - Grand Prize

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

The Film Empire Horror Initiative - 2019

Winner - Best Director for a Short Film

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

HorrOrigins Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Recurring Nightmare

PARRISH

Nightmares Film Festival - 2019

Winner - Women in Horror Award

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Nightmares Film Festival - 2018

Winner - Best Foreign Student Short

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase - 2019

Winner - Best U.S. Director Short

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Student Short

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

FilmQuest Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Director (Short)

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

New Orleans Horror Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Short Film

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

New Orleans Horror Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Female Filmmaker

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

New Orleans Horror Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Actress (Short)

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

New Orleans Horror Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Horror Short

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

UNDO Divergent Film Awards - 2019

Nominated - Best Actress

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

UNDO Divergent Film Awards - 2019

Nominated - Best Produced Script Short

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Female Filmmaker of the Year

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Writer / Director

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best U.S. Genre Short

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Genre Filmmaker

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Women in Horror Award

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Editing Short

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Produced Screenplay Short

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival - 2019

Nominated - Best Director Short

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Nightmares Film Festival - 2018

Nominated - Best Thriller Short

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Nightmares Film Festival - 2018

Winner - Women in Film Prize

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Emerson Los Angeles Film Festival - 2014

Nominated - Best Animated Short

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EVVYs Film Festival - 2014

Austin Film Festival - 2021

Semi Finalist Script Competition

THE CALDERA PROJECT (Script)

Final Girls Film Festival - 2021

FRAGILE.COM

Film Maudit 2.0 Film Festival - 2021

FRAGILE.COM

Deep Focus Film Festival - 2021

Honorable Mention

FRAGILE.COM 

Screencraft Sci-Fi Competition - 2020

Finalist

THE CALDERA PROJECT (Script)

Nightmares Film Festival - 2020

FRAGILE.COM

Austin Film Festival - 2020

Second Round Script Competition

LAMBS (Script)

FilmQuest Film Festival - 2020

FRAGILE.COM

Screamfest Horror Film Festival - 2020

FRAGILE.COM

deadCenter Film Festival - 2020

FRAGILE.COM

Roswell Film Festival - 2020

FRAGILE.COM

 

Women in Horror Film Festival - 2020

Semi-Finalist

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2020

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San Angelo Revolution Film Festival - 2020

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Austin Film Festival - 2019

Second Round Script Competition

MY BEST FRIEND'S CORPSE (Script)

HorrOrigins Film Festival - 2019

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Nightmares Film Festival - 2019

PARRISH

Reel East Texas Film Festival - 2019

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New Orleans Horror Film Festival - 2019

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Female Eye Film Festival - 2019

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

FilmQuest Film Festival - 2019

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

UNDO Divergent Film Awards - 2019

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Austin Revolution Film Festival - 2019

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Finalist - Film Series at Cine Gear Expo - 2019

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase - 2019

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Etheria Film Night - 2019

Finalist

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

 

deadCenter Film Festival - 2019

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival - 2019

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Sun Valley Film Festival - 2019

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

Little Terrors Short Film Festival - 2018

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER

NYC Horror Film Festival - 2018

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER 

 

Nightmares Film Festival - 2018

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER 

Freak Show Horror Film Festival - 2018

YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER 

Cannes Short Film Corner Selection - 2014

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Emerson Los Angeles Film Festival - 2014
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Emerson Los Angeles Film Festival - 2014
IMAGINARIUM

EVVYs Film Festival - 2014
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In Development

Stung - Thriller Feature

Halloween City - Horror / Comedy Series

Finite - Cosmic Horror Feature

The Undying - Sci-Fi Series

Mr. Lloyd - Horror / Drama Feature

Fissure - Horror Series

The Caldera Project - Horror / Sci-Fi Feature

St. Agatha - Horror Series

Lambs - Horror / Drama Feature

Dearly Departed - Horror / Sci-fi Series

Experiencers - Sci-fi / Horror Feature 

It Came From the Lake - Horror Feature

In Retrograde - Horror / Sci-fi Feature

My Best Friend's Corpse - Horror Feature

Blood Sucking Freaks - Horror / Comedy Series

 

Fly Trap - Horror Feature

Fragile.com - Teen Thriller Feature 

Press

DREAD CENTRAL | Cinnamon Babe Unleashes Dangerous New Music Video ‘Loose’ [Exclusive]

VARIETY | ‘Star Trek’ Composer Michael Giacchino Heads Back Into Space for a Sci-Fi-Themed Solo Album

INDIE WIRE | ‘Up’ and ‘Lost’ Composer Michael Giacchino Unveils First Track from His Debut Solo Album

​THE INDIEPENDENT |‘Fragile.Com’- A Disturbing Tale Of Objectification

​READY STEADY CUT | It’s Coming From Inside The Screen: Cyber Horror (Final Girls Berlin) Shorts Programme

DIRECTORS NOTES | Ten Terrifying Shorts to Catch at Final Girls Berlin 2021

SCARED SHEEPLESS | Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2021: It’s Coming From Inside the Screen!

SLASH FILM | Michael Giacchino’s First Single From His Debut Solo Album

BLOODY DISGUSTING |[World of Death] May's Short Films Travel a Ride of Emotional Terror with "4EVR" and "Parrish"

VANITY FAIR | The New Hollywood Guard: Directors

VANITY FAIR | Lena Waithe Helps Emerging Filmmakers Tell Their Stories With the AT&T Hello Lab Mentorship Program

DEADLINE | Rob Morgan, Dascha Polanco and Loretta Devine Board Short Films From Lena Waithe-Led AT&T Filmmaker Mentorship Program​

MITÚ | Solving Hollywood’s Diversity Problem One Story At A Time

THEM | Lena Waithe Empowers Emerging Filmmakers to Tell Their Stories With the AT&T Hello Lab Mentorship Program

SHADOW AND ACT | Meet The Group Of Creatives Chosen For AT&T Hello Lab's Filmmaker Mentorship Program With Lena Waithe And Learn About Their Projects

VOYAGE LA | Meet Alison-Eve Hammersley

Location

Los Angeles, CA

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