Alison James is an award-winning director and writer working between Los Angeles and Perth, Western Australia. She has directed three dramatic short films including Judas Collar, winner of the Austin Film Festival and St Kilda Film Festival. Alison won the Australian Writers Guild Award for Best Short Screenplay and Best Director at the St Kilda Film Festival. She was also nominated for an Australian Directors Guild Award and given a special Jury mention for Best Director at the Sydney Film Festival. Prior to her