Alison Murray

Alison Murray is a writer/director based between Canada and Buenos Aires. Born in Nova Scotia, raised in England, Murray began directing music videos in the UK in the 1990s. She made her first documentary in 2000 with Train on the Brain (Channel 4/TVO), riding the rails across North America with teenage hobos. Her dramatic feature Mouth to Mouth (Best Feature, Brooklyn International Film Festival) explored the search for belonging among disenfranchised youth. In 2007, she directed Carny for the Sundance Channel (Hot Docs, Best Documentary, Brooklyn International Film Festival). Murray then moved to Buenos Aires, studying tango, making the documentary Caprichosos de San Telmo (TIFF), and becoming an international tango champion. Murray's storytelling centers on identity, championing the disenfranchised, and love. She is currently developing the thriller "Bone Creek" by Joadie Jurgova.