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Alison Duke

Ontario

Alison Duke, also known as "Golde," is a highly acclaimed documentary writer/director with an impressive track record in both film and television. She began her career in the mid-90s as a music video producer and director, gaining recognition for her debut feature film, 'Raising Kane: A Rapumentary,' which earned the HBO Prize for Best Documentary at the Urbanworld Film Festival. Duke's career expanded when she became a segment producer for City TV's syndicated series, 'SEX TV: the series,' where she produced 40 episodes per year. She collaborated with notable producers and filmmakers and contributed to a diverse body of work, including Andrew Nisker's environmental hit, 'Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home,' Dany Chiasson's 'My Joan of Arc,' Bruce McDonald's 'A Love Supreme,' and Thomas Allen Harris' NAACP award-winning 'Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photography and the Emergence of a People.' In 2019, Duke directed the two-hour TV special, 'Cool Black North,' celebrating Black excellence for City TV. Her work on 'Mr. Jane and Finch' earned her two Canadian Screen Awards as a writer/producer. Duke's debut short fiction, 'Promise Me,' exploring a teenager's caregiving journey for her mother living with HIV, received eight festival awards, including Golden Sheafs for Best Fiction Direction and Best Fiction Writing at the Yorkton Film Festival. Duke made history as the first Black woman to direct a Canadian Heritage Minute with 'Chloe Cooley.' Her recent endeavours include co-creating, co-directing, and writing the 5 x 1/2hr docu-series 'Black Community Mixtapes' for CityTV, earning a 2024 Silver Award Anthem in NYC. Her upcoming project, 'Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story,' written and directed by Duke as a CRAVE Original, is set for a world premiere in 2024. Duke's directing style is versatile, combining dynamic camera movements and blocking with poetic music video aesthetics and rhythms to create captivating and entertaining scenes. Her world-class interviewing skills capture unique and rich content for documentaries, eliciting natural performances from actors. She holds a Master's Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Windsor and a Master's in Film Production from York University. Duke's passion for music, mystery, and storytelling shines through in her impactful and award-winning work, featured on various Canadian and US networks, including Netflix, Sundance Channel, CBC, PBS, BET, TVO, Much Music, Starz, OMNI, and SuperChannel.

Contact info:

Meaghan Denomme, Literary Agent
GGA
250 The Esplanade, Suite 304
Toronto, ON M5A 1J2
p: 416-928-0299 x5
c: 647-893-6347
www.ggagency.ca

Alison Duke
  • Black Community Mixtapes

    Black Community Mixtapes

    Episodes: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105

    Link: IMDB

    Roles: Director, Writer

    Genre: Documentary

  • Chloe Cooley (Heritage Minute)

    Chloe Cooley (Heritage Minute)

    Episodes: 2002

    Link: IMDB

    Roles: Director, Story Editor

    Studio / Network: Historica Canada

    Type: Digital Series

    Genre: Drama

  • Promise Me

    Promise Me

    Link: IMDB

    Roles: Director, Co-Writer

    Type: Short

    Genre: Drama

  • Cool Black North

    Cool Black North

    Link: IMDB

    Role: Director

    Studio / Network: City TV

    Genre: Documentary

  • Mr Jane and Finch

    Mr Jane and Finch

    Link: IMDB

    Roles: Director, Co-Producer, Co-Writer

    Studio / Network: CBC

    Genre: Documentary