FILMMAKER | ILLUSTRATOR | ANIMATOR
the telegrapher | Spirit Matter Studios
MFA, NSCAD University, Halifax, N.S.
BAH, Queen’s Univeristy, Kingston, Ont.
ali dixon is a Canadian award-winning interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and published writer currently based in Kjipuktuk, Halifax, N.S. She is originally from Katarowki, Kingston, Ontario and is a graduate of Queen’s University (Katarowki, Kingston, Ontario) where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Film and Media Studies. In 2023, ali obtained her MFA from NSCAD University in Halifax.
ali draws from such themes as the surreal, the occult, and the whimsical in her work. She is also interested in the intersections between feminist film theory, early cinema, the Victorian Spiritualist movement, and the representation (or lack thereof) of women throughout history.
In 2023, ali established her own film production company Spirit Matter Studios.
ali draws from such themes as the surreal, the occult, and the whimsical in her work. She is also interested in the intersections between feminist film theory, early cinema, the Victorian Spiritualist movement, and the representation (or lack thereof) of women throughout history.
In 2023, ali established her own film production company Spirit Matter Studios.
filmography
in-production
“Motherhouse” | writer, director, producer, animator
“Dreamland” | writer, director, producer, animator
2023
“Personal Game” (dir. Joey Chapman & Steph Richard) | production designer
“A Channel Between” | writer, director, producer, costume designer, editor
2019
“The Incorrigibles” | writer, director, producer, editor, costume designer
in-production
2023
2019
awards & honorable mentions
2023
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Best Costume
2022
2020
2019
2018
collaborations & group exhibitions
2023
2022
2021
2020
2018
publications
2023