Alison Duke (filmmaker)
Canadian filmmaker
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Alison Duke is a Canadian film director, producer, and writer.[1][2][3] She is the co-founder and director of Oya Media.[4]
Alison Duke | |
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| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Education | University of Windsor York University |
| Occupations | Film director, producer, and writer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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Biography
She is a graduate of the University of Windsor from where she earned a master's degree in 1991.[5] She also holds a master's in film production from York University.[6]
Alison started her career in 1996 as a producer and worked for several media outlets including CHUM Television.[4]
In 2001, her first feature film, Raisin' Kane, was released.[6]
In 2018, she founded Oya Media with Ngardy Conteh George.[4]
In 2024 she received two Canadian Screen Award nominations, for Best Direction in a Documentary or Factual Series and Best Writing in a Documentary or Factual Series, at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards for her work on the television series Black Community Mixtapes.[7] She was also named the recipient of the Don Haig Award at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[8]
Filmography
- Raisin' Kane (2001)[6]
- A Deathly Silence (2003)[6]
- Mr. Jane and Finch (2019)[10][11]
- Promise Me (2019)[6][12]
- 21 Black Futures: The Prescription (2021)[13]
- Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)
- A Mother Apart (2024)
- Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story (2024)
- Michelle Ross: Unknown Icon (2025)
Award and recognition
- Donald Brittain Award (2020)[14][15]
- Mentorship Award presented at the Women in Film & Television-Toronto (WIFT)[4]