Alison McAlpine

Alison McAlpine. Director: Cielo. Alison McAlpine is a filmmaker, writer and 2021 Guggenheim Fellow known for Cielo (2017) and Second Sight (2008). Alison began her career as a published poet, inspired by family tales and the oral traditions of British Columbia where she grew up. Discovering theatre in Ireland, she founded a performance company, writing and directing several music-theatre works which toured Canada and Europe. Encouraged towards cinema by her ensemble,...