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Alison Ellwood

  • Editor
  • Producer
  • Director
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Alison Ellwood at an event for The Go-Go's (2020)
A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster's fabled road trip across America.
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Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011)
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Alison Ellwood was born on 20 July 1961 in Australia. She is an editor and producer, known for Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011), American High (2000) and Laurel Canyon (2020).
BornJuly 20, 1961
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BornJuly 20, 1961
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011)
    Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
    6.8
    • Editor
    • 2011
    American High (2000)
    American High
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 2000
    Laurel Canyon (2020)
    Laurel Canyon
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time (2023)
    San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Editor(edited by)

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    Editor

    • San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time (2023)
      San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Editor (edited by)
      • 2023
    • 30 for 30 Shorts (2012)
      30 for 30 Shorts
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • American Jihad (2017)
      American Jihad
      7.0
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Spring Broke (2016)
      Spring Broke
      6.1
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Nine for IX (2013)
      Nine for IX
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Don Felder, Randy Meisner, and Eagles in History of the Eagles (2013)
      History of the Eagles
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Catching Hell (2011)
      Catching Hell
      7.9
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011)
      Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
      6.8
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • My Trip to Al-Qaeda (2010)
      My Trip to Al-Qaeda
      7.3
      • Editor
      • 2010
    • Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)
      Casino Jack and the United States of Money
      7.1
      • Editor
      • 2010
    • Gonzo (2008)
      Gonzo
      7.6
      • Editor
      • 2008
    • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
      Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
      7.6
      • Editor
      • 2005
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2005
    • The Residents (2003)
      The Residents
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2003
    • A camera crew follows Roseanne's every move as she tries to pitch her own cooking show.
      The Real Roseanne Show
      3.5
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2003

    Producer

    • The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood (2024)
      The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive produced by
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time (2023)
      San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing (2023)
      Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2023
    • How to Change Your Mind (2022)
      How to Change Your Mind
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Totally Under Control (2020)
      Totally Under Control
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • 30 for 30 Shorts (2012)
      30 for 30 Shorts
      7.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Food Chains (2014)
      Food Chains
      7.1
      • consulting producer
      • 2014
    • Finding Fela (2014)
      Finding Fela
      7.1
      • co-producer
      • 2014
    • Nine for IX (2013)
      Nine for IX
      6.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Catching Hell (2011)
      Catching Hell
      7.9
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Brick City (2009)
      Brick City
      8.4
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2009–2011
    • My Trip to Al-Qaeda (2010)
      My Trip to Al-Qaeda
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)
      Casino Jack and the United States of Money
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2010
    • The September Issue (2009)
      The September Issue
      7.0
      • consulting producer
      • 2009
    • Gonzo (2008)
      Gonzo
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2008

    Director

    • Boy George & Culture Club
      • Director
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood (2024)
      The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time (2023)
      San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing (2023)
      Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2023
    • How to Change Your Mind (2022)
      How to Change Your Mind
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Laurel Canyon (2020)
      Laurel Canyon
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Women of Troy (2020)
      Women of Troy
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The Go-Go's in The Go-Go's (2020)
      The Go-Go's
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2020
    • 30 for 30 Shorts (2012)
      30 for 30 Shorts
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Cultureshock (2018)
      Cultureshock
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • American Jihad (2017)
      American Jihad
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Spring Broke (2016)
      Spring Broke
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Nine for IX (2013)
      Nine for IX
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Don Felder, Randy Meisner, and Eagles in History of the Eagles (2013)
      History of the Eagles
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011)
      Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2011
    • American High (2000)
      American High
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Magic Trip
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    Magic Trip

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    • Alternative name
      • Alyson Ellwood
    • Born
      • July 20, 1961
      • Australia

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