Louise Alston is an Australian film director and producer best known for the movies ''

All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane ''All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane'' is a 2007 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Louise Alston and written by Stephen Vagg. It follows Anthea, a 25-year-old girl who hates her job and has to sit back and watch as all her friends mo ...

'' and '' Jucy''.

Biography

Alston was born in

Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's la ...

, and studied at the

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after which she created and produced two television series, ''The Variety Show at the End of the World'' and ''Brilliant Lives''. She made her debut as feature film director with the romantic comedy ''

'' which was released to Australian cinemas in 2007. Her follow-up feature, the comedy '' Jucy'', had its international debut at the

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in 2010. She has lectured at the

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, and has directed episodes of ''

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''. In 2018 she commenced production on her third feature as director, ''

Back of the Net ''Back of the Net'' is a 2019 comedy film produced by The Steve Jaggi Company and distributed by Umbrella Entertainment. Directed by Louise Alston and written by Alison Spuck McNeeley and Casie Tabanou. The film stars Sofia Wylie, Christopher K ...

''. In September 2019, Alston will be directing a film adaption of "
The Will
'" by

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for

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Filmography

Feature Films

* ''

'' (2007) (director, producer) * '' Jucy'' (2010) (director, story, executive producer) *''

'' (2019) (director) *'' The Will'' (2020)

TV

* ''Variety Show at the End of the World'' (2000) (co-producer, creator) * ''Brilliant Lives'' (2002) (co-producer/creator) *''

'' (2013) (director)

Short films

* ''Beige Brown'' (2005) (director) * ''Humidity Rising'' (2006) (director) * ''Help'' (2007) (director) *''Photocopier'' (2013) (director)

Theatre

*"Sidekicks" Old 505 Theatre 2012, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2013, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2013 (director)

References

External links

* * Living people People from Wagga Wagga Australian film directors Australian women film directors Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-film-director-stub