Born in Canada and raised in New Zealand, Alison Maclean began her
career making a number of short films, including “Kitchen Sink” (1989), which won eight international awards.
Her first feature, “Crush” (1992), staring Marcia Gay Harden, was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1999, Alison directed the critically acclaimed “Jesus’ Son” starring Billy Crudup and Samantha Morton, which won the Baby Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Alison has directed episodes of HBO's “Subway Stories,” “Sex and the City,” and “Carnivale,” as well as NBC's “Homicide: Life on the Streets.”
She is currently in pre-production on her next feature, “Not Iris,” with producers Ted Hope and Anne Carey.
