Sean McAllister
Sean McAllister (born 2 May 1965) is a British documentary filmmaker.
Sean McAllister
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- Sean McAllister
- Born
- 2 May 1965
- Birthplace
- Kingston upon Hull, England
- Education
- National Film and Television School
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Sean McAllister (born 2 May 1965) is a British documentary filmmaker.
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Sean McAllister (born 1965) is a British cinematographer and film director. The cinematographer was born in Kingston upon Hull. Sean McAllister studied at National Film and Television School. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Sean McAllister • Birth Name — Sean McAllister • Born — 2 May 1965 • Birthplace — Kingston upon Hull, England • Education — National Film and Television School • Occupation — Filmmaker • Partner — Ruth Tilley • Children — Harry McAllister and 2 Others • Website — seanmcallister.com Sean McAllister (born 2 May 1965) is a British documentary filmmaker.
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• Flyingdales (1988) – Frontier Films • Toxic Waste (1988) – Frontier Films • Hessle Road (1988) – Frontier Films • A Passing Thought (1989) – Frontier Films • The Season (1990) – Homemade Films • Crematorium (1993) – NFTS • Life with Brian (1994) – NFTS • Hitting (1995) – NFTS • Just People (1995 / 1998) – NFTS / Channel 4 • Shoot out in Swansea (1997) – Vagabond Films / BBC • Working for the Enemy (1997) – Mosaic Films / BBC2 • The Minders (1998) – BBC Modern Times • Settlers (2000) – Channel 4 True Stories • Hull's Angel (2002) – Channel 4 True Stories • The Liberace of Baghdad (2004) – Tenfoot Films • Japan: A Story of Love and Hate (2008) – Tenfoot Films • The Reluctant Revolutionary (2012) – Tenfoot Films • A Syrian Love Story (2014) – Tenfoot Films • A Northern Soul (2018) – Tenfoot Films
Awards
• Winner, Special Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival 2005 • Winner, Best Ethnographic/Anthropological Film Boulder International Film Festival • Special Jury Prize, Chicago International Documentary Festival • Winner, Special award for the most valuable film on refugees, Cinema for Peace Foundation • Winner of the Champ-Dollon Women’s Jury Prize at the 22d FIFDH for A Northern Soul.
Sean McAllister at DIFF 2016
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Bobo Khuraijam (M) with filmmakers Sean McAllister (L) and Audrius Stonys (R), at Dhaka Doc Lab 2022
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