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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.



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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


awards & honorable mentions

2023
Helen Hill Animation Award, AFCOOP, Halifax, N.S.
WIFT-AT & CBC Pitch Competition Winner, Halifax N.S.
Worldwide Women’s Film Festival Winner, “A Channel Between”
         Best Editing
          Best Production Design
          Best Costume

2022
Student Art Award Finalist in Film, NSCAD University, Halifax, N.S

2020
Joan Catherine DeWolfe Graduate Fellowship, NSCAD University, Halifax, N.S
Film and Media Medal, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.

2019
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Scholarship, RCA AGM, Kingston, Ont.

2018
Susan Near Prize in Film, Queen’s University, Kingston Ont.


collaborations & group exhibitions

2023
Written & Directed By Group Exhibition, curated by Deirdre Sokolowski, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, N.S.

2022
&/&/& NSCAD MFA Group Show, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax N.S.

2021
Unpunctuated NSCAD MFA Group Show, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax N.S.

2020
”The Revolution Has Failed”, Shortwave Theatre Festival, CFRC Radio | sound engineer and designer
“Renga of a Distant Spring” for SPAF at Home, Skeleton Park Arts Festival, Kingston, Ontario | videographer, animator, editor  

2018
“But 6 Moments in All of Time…” Collaborative photography and poetry exhibition with poet Bruce Kauffman UNIT 115 Exhibition at the Kingston Arts Council, Tett Centre | photographer


publications

2023
Art Documentation Journal, University of Chicago Press: “Reactivation and Remediation through Artistic Intervention: Exploring Futures for Raw and Unedited Video Media” co-written with Lelland Reed