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Louise Alston

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Directing Merry Mistake for Passionflix, Louise Alston with Alina Averianova
Louise Alston grew up on a farm in rural Australia. Starting out working in local TV news, she went on to study at Australia's national film school, AFTRS. She directed her ultra low budget first feature, All My Friends are Leaving Brisbane for $42,000. It screened around the world and became a cult film. Louise has a doctorate in creative arts from the University of Technology, Sydney. Her work is typically smart, gutsy and heart felt.
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    Known for

    Tiarnie Coupland, Sofia Wylie, and Trae Robin in Back of the Net (2019)
    Back of the Net
    5.3
    • Director
    • 2019
    Brooke Lee and Travis Burns in Lick (2024)
    Lick
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2024
    Jucy (2010)
    Jucy
    5.7
    • Director
    • 2010
    All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2007)
    All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane
    5.5
    • Director
    • 2007

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    • SLUT
      • Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2019–2021
    • All My Friends Are Back in Brisbane
      • Director
      • Post-production
    • Captive
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Brooke Lee and Travis Burns in Lick (2024)
      Lick
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2024
    • In Her Likeness (2024)
      In Her Likeness
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2024
    • My Husband's Seven Wives (2024)
      My Husband's Seven Wives
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Three Dates to Forever (2023)
      Three Dates to Forever
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Houston Rhines and Maddison Bullock in The Wedding in the Hamptons (2023)
      The Wedding in the Hamptons
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Lou Ferrigno Jr. and Elizabeth Posey in Resisting Roots (2022)
      Resisting Roots
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Coby Ryan McLaughlin and Heather Grace Hancock in The Package (2020)
      The Package
      8.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The Merry Mistake (2020)
      The Merry Mistake
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Keelin Woodell and Khylin Rhambo in Just Say When (2020)
      Just Say When
      6.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Karla Mosley and Blake Cooper Griffin in A Holiday Lift (2020)
      A Holiday Lift
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Greg Perrow and Rachele Schank in Sexy Scrooge (2020)
      Sexy Scrooge
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Megan Dodds and Chris McKenna in The Will (2020)
      The Will
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Tiarnie Coupland, Sofia Wylie, and Trae Robin in Back of the Net (2019)
      Back of the Net
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Cleo Massey, Anna Waters-Massey, Samantha Pearce, and Tara Page in Stage Mums (2018)
      Stage Mums
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Neighbours (1985)
      Neighbours
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2016
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