Press

“Excellent film!! Great use of sound and music, beautiful images!! perfectly a strangeness really makes you wonder: what the hell is going on in this universe?” — Walter Murch

Festivals

– Festival de Cannes, 2024 Official Selection, Short Films Competition
– Grand Prize, 2024 National Competition Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
– 2024 Silver Hugo Documentary Short Film, Chicago International Film Festival
– Cinematic Achievement Award, TiSFF 2024 (Thessaloniki, Greece)
-Theme-Sensitive Award, Science New Wave Festival XVII (New York City)
– Best Québec Short Film – Jury Prize, Festival de courts métrages Images en vues 2024 (Îsles de la Madelaine)

Director's Biography

Alison McAlpine began her career as a poet, inspired by family tales and the oral traditions of British Columbia, where she grew up. Discovering theatre in Ireland, she soon then wrote and directed music-theatre works that toured Canada and Europe. The success of her commission to write a TVOpera, inspired Alison to make her first film, “Second Sight” (2008), an award-winning mid-length film. “CIELO”, Alison’s award-winning first feature, named as “One of the best documentaries of 2018” by Esquire and The Guardian, has been presented at over 400 international film festivals and cinemas. “Perfectly a Strangeness”, Alison’s first short film, had its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Official Competition 2024.