Alison Duke | |
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Citizenship | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Windsor |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, and writer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Notable work |
Alison Duke is a Canadian film director, producer, and writer. [1] [2] [3] She is the co-founder and director of Oya Media. [4]
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 organizations including CHUM Television. [4]
In 2001, her first feature film, Raisin' Kane, was released. [6]
In 2018, she founded Oya Media with some fellow artists. [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]