A selection of my films!
On this page:
- Moey and Pouffy Meet the Covid Bug
- An Ode to Moey
- Letters to Heal a Broken Heart
- Searching for Something
- Tarotic Introspections
- Love Starved: More Than Fat
- Dog Days of Summer
Moey and Pouffy Meet the Covid Bug
Year: 2023
Length: 00:04:00
Genre: Animated Comedy
Description: In the year 2020, two dogs hear about a scary new airborne bug that can make you really sick.
An Ode to Moey
Year: 2022
Length: 00:04:00
Genre: Documentary
Description: Moey was more than my dog. He was my muse and my best friend!
Production Notes: This film was made within 48 hours for the Manitoba 48 Hour Film Challenge.
Letters to Heal a Broken Heart
Year: 2022
Length: 00:07:54
Genre: Experimental Documentary
Password: Please contact me if you would like to watch the full film. The video here is just a trailer.
Description: Allison presents a vulnerable self-portrait of a woman experiencing the angst of a breakup. While narrating letters written to her ex, she attempts to cast away the lingering shadows of the relationship. Images of nature mix with broken textures, representing the struggle to overcome feelings of rejection and failure.
Searching for Something
Year: 2019
Length: 00:03:18
Genre: Experimental Animation
Description: Lost in life with many options. Sometimes a sad voyeur on the outside looking in. Sometimes choices take us places we don’t want to go, but we can’t unchoose. Doors open or close over time, stuck in stages. We must become the creator of our own destiny and take back control.
Production Notes: This is a One Take Super 8, shot sequentially on one roll of Super 8m film and not edited.
Tarotic Introspections
Year: 2018
Length: 00:03:30
Genre: Experimental Animation
Format: Super 8mm
Description: Over the course of a year, I asked several psychics about the future of my love life. They told me I need to date myself first.
Production Notes: This is a stop motion animation using paper-cut out of tarot cards. The audio uses recordings from actual tarot readings. It was shot sequentially with no editing for the 2018 WNDX One Take Super 8.
Love Starved: More Than Fat
Year: 2018
Length: 00:11:47
Genre: Documentary
Description: Allison explores her personal history through journals, artwork, and family photos to overcome her shame about her body. When her childhood medical records reveal that she was obese at 3 years old, she questions when being fat became a choice. As she reflects on the negative messages that have been imprinted upon her body, she must confront her core insecurities.
Dog Days of Summer
Year: 2011
Length: 00:02:00
Genre: Comedy
Description: A young dog steals the car. Starring Moey, Pouffy, and Einstein.
Production Notes: This was my first independent film made by myself. It was shot with a miniDV camcorder and edited in Windows Movie Maker.
