- Born
- Birth nameLeslie Allison Mattox
- Nickname
- Alli
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Allison Mattox is a writer and director who studied at the University of Southern California and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Her short film, "Échappé," won Film Pipeline's short film competition, screened at festivals including Traverse City, Newport Beach, and Dance on Camera, and won awards at San Francisco Independent and Sedona.
After the success of the short film, Allison developed a feature script for "Échappé" which was a quarterfinalist for the Nicholl Fellowships, a semifinalist in the Austin Film Festival, and received a development grant from the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival.
She also works in theater and directed Sarah DeLappe's play "The Wolves" (Pulitizer Prize Finalist) at The Flea Theater in New York City. In 2023, she is slated to direct Barbara Hammond's "We are Pussy Riot or Everything is P.R."
Allison is developing a series about a cult-like ballet company, a feature film about an Appalachian coal community, and a book of personal essays about her childhood as a former evangelical homeschooler.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Allison Mattox - A former evangelical homeschooler, Allison practiced escapism at an early age and now writes stories set in oppressive communities-from patriarchal ballet companies to Appalachian coal country.
Her short film, ÉCHAPPÉ, about a Soviet ballerina, screened at over 20 festivals and won Film Pipeline's Best Short competition. The feature script for ÉCHAPPÉ was a quarterfinalist in Nicholl and Screencraft and a semifinalist in Austin and Final Draft. Allison also works in theater and most recently directed Sarah DeLappe's THE WOLVES at The Flea in NYC. In her down time, Allison can be found perfecting her headstand, writing comedic essays about her childhood, or at the ballet.- IMDb Mini Biography By: AM
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Was a member of the USC Song Girls, where she was teammates with Teni Panosian and Jacquelyn Umof.
- Graduated in 2008 from the University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre.
- Selected to attend the Virginia Governor's School for the Performing Arts in Dance.
- Was captain of her high school dance team and named a UDA All-Star for three consecutive years.
- Studied jazz and lyrical dance at DeGrasse Dance Studio.
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