Award-winning Director ALISON REID began her career in film as a stunt performer, stunt coordinator and second unit director. After accumulating over 300 credits, she formed Free Spirit Films with a view to producing projects diverse in genre but similar in their exploration of the human spirit.

Under that banner she wrote, directed and produced critically acclaimed feature documentary THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES which won multiple audience and best film awards and had a robust theatrical release in Canada and the US.

Alison's directorial debut was short film, SUCCUBUS, which she also co-wrote and produced. With the support of Telefilm Canada, Reid followed up with her feature length comedy, THE BABY FORMULA, which had a worldwide, award-winning film festival run and sold internationally.

Alison's episodic television directing credits include BEYOND BLACK BEAUTY, HUDSON & REX, SAVING HOPE, HEARTLAND and MURDOCH MYSTERIES.

Reid is a director alumnus of Creative Women's Workshops' Women in the Director's Chair Program and a producer alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre.