Alison Murray
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Alison Murray is a Canadian director of films and documentaries.
Murray's documentaries include Carny and Train on the Brain (2000). Her most well known feature length film is Mouth to Mouth
(2005) starring Ellen Page
. One of Murray's great skills as a filmmaker is to bring her camera into the subcultures that she chronicles. In her feature film "Mouth to Mouth" she tells the story of a teenager who runs away from home and ends up in a European youth cult. In "Train on the Brain" Murray gives us a glimpse into the lives of teenage hobos. In "Carny" the viewer is brought into the private and secretive lives of carnival workers.
Murray has a number of short films to her credit, including "Aeroplane Man", "Marissa Carnesky's Jewess Tatooess", "Bloody Mess", "Teenage Rampage", "Bare Feet and Crazy Legs", "Wank Stallions", "Pantyhead", "Sleezeburger", and "Kissy Suzuki Suck".
Murray was born in Nova Scotia
, Canada and ran away to London
when she was 15. She studied film at the Royal College of Art
, receiving an M.A. in Film.
Murray is also an accomplished dancer and teacher of Argentine tango.
Murray's documentaries include Carny and Train on the Brain (2000). Her most well known feature length film is Mouth to Mouth
Mouth to Mouth (film)
Mouth to Mouth is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Alison Murray.-Synopsis:Sherry, an American teen living on the streets of Europe, happens across the street collective S*P*A*R*K—Street People Armed with Radical Knowledge—and immediately follows suit, joining their caravan of orphans,...
(2005) starring Ellen Page
Ellen Page
Ellen Philpotts-Page , known professionally as Ellen Page, is a Canadian actress. Page received both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her role as the title character in the film Juno...
. One of Murray's great skills as a filmmaker is to bring her camera into the subcultures that she chronicles. In her feature film "Mouth to Mouth" she tells the story of a teenager who runs away from home and ends up in a European youth cult. In "Train on the Brain" Murray gives us a glimpse into the lives of teenage hobos. In "Carny" the viewer is brought into the private and secretive lives of carnival workers.
Murray has a number of short films to her credit, including "Aeroplane Man", "Marissa Carnesky's Jewess Tatooess", "Bloody Mess", "Teenage Rampage", "Bare Feet and Crazy Legs", "Wank Stallions", "Pantyhead", "Sleezeburger", and "Kissy Suzuki Suck".
Murray was born in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada and ran away to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
when she was 15. She studied film at the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
, receiving an M.A. in Film.
Murray is also an accomplished dancer and teacher of Argentine tango.