Allison Anders Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Critics Award at the Deauville Film Festival for "Gas Food Lodging" in 1992
• Nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, two for "Gas Food Lodging" and one for "Border Radio․"
• Graduated from the UCLA Film School in the late 1980s
• Was inspired to get into the film business after she became interested in films by Wim Wenders
• Quote: "There's a weird part of me that still doesn't acknowledge that [filmmaking] is a business․․․It's never occurred to me I could make a dime, but money was never very important to me anyway․"
• Frequently works with fellow UCLA Film School graduate Kurt Voss on her films, including "Border Radio," "Sugar Town," and "Things Behind the Sun․"
• Best known for directing a number of independent films, including "Four Rooms," "Things Behind the Sun," and "Gas Food Lodging․"
• She was a dramatic jury member at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival