Selected work

Someone Else — Editor

Someone Else is a 7-minute narrative short, written, produced and directed by Peter Hanson, in which a young woman navigates the emotional shock waves of an unexpected confrontation.

As editor, I worked closely with Peter from preproduction through to the final cut. I began by distilling the raw footage into a detailed rundown to guide our shot selection, before creating a first assembly informed by my reading of the script and performances. 

From there, Peter and I refined the film together, exploring alternate takes, performance nuances and timing to keep the audience closely aligned with the protagonist’s emotional experience while remaining attentive to the story’s restraint. Our collaboration continued into the finishing stages, where I contributed to colour and audio refinement.

“Alison impressed me again and again by pairing meticulous attention to detail with sensitivity for nuances of performance and storytelling… Alison brought essential layers of grace, intensity, and polish to the project.”
— Peter Hanson, Writer/Producer/Director

Festival Recognition

9 Official Selections · 3 Award Nominations.
Selected festivals: LA Shorts International Film Festival · Marina del Rey Film Festival · Studio City International Film & TV Festival · Romford Short Film Festival

My Year at Home — Director · EDITOR · CINEMATOGRAPHER

My Year at Home is a short documentary featuring artist Abbey Golden. Newly in the thick of motherhood and feeling creatively unmoored, Abbey finds unexpected inspiration in a painting by early 20th-century Expressionist Paula Modersohn-Becker. That encounter sparks a quiet but profound shift—from desolation to creative flow.

Awards
Winner — Best Editor, Art Film Spirit Awards (2026)

Abbey golden’s New Wave — Director · EDITOR · CINEMATOGRAPHER

This short is a natural extension of my portrait photography of visual artists, and was my first film. I shot on a Sony Alpha 7S-III and edited on Premiere Pro. It was engaging to explore the composition of shots within the dynamic space of film, finding a sense of story in the footage, and choreographing motion and sound.

Hypervigi-Lunch | A Quiet Encounter Between Two Squirrels

Hypervigi-Lunch finds two squirrels in a moment of mutual startle—delicate sensibilities flustered by an unexpected encounter on the grass. A presiding California Scrub-Jay sets the story in motion with the flutter of wings—like the turning of a page. How will the squirrels navigate this typically fraught lunchtime experience?

As an Australian, I didn’t grow up with squirrels. Their presence in surprising numbers in the streets and backyards of Los Angeles continues to feel novel, and the fascination doesn’t wear off. Their movements, temperaments, and constant vigilance have become both subject and symbol in my transition into a new city. Their antics feel strangely human, naturally lending themselves to storytelling possibilities in the editing room. Their watchfulness mirrors my own—an alertness to the big dramas unfolding within their miniature world.

Original score by composer Michael Gordon Shapiro. The wing flutter was captured by me in the field, in quiet collaboration with a local scrub-jay.