I was raised deep in the suburbs of New Jersey in the 1980′s, which is to say, near three different malls where Tiffany was playing on the weekends. I loved arcades, amusement parks and outer space.

I studied English and Gender Studies at Oberlin College, and queer theory in Sydney, Australia. After college I moved to Portland, OR, founded the drag king troupe DK PDX, and spent the next few years touring with them.

Then I went to film school and started directing music videos for bands like Athens Boys Choir, Scream Club, Nicky Click and Caught in Candy. Since then my films have screened internationally at 100+ festivals, won several awards, and been broadcast on Logo TV and Current TV.

Fagette and EZ Heeb , two music videos I made for Athens Boys Choir, were both on The Click List, Top Ten Music Videos on MTV’s queer channel Logo TV for 2009-2010. Fagette later went viral with over 125,000 (and counting) views on YouTube.

I currently live in Brooklyn, NY, where I’m wrapping up editing the documentary feature United in Anger: A History of ACT UP. (FYI: If you were looking to hire me to edit something that site is over here ). I’m taking the rest of the winter to catch up on my own projects so prepare for some awesome new stuff heading this way in the spring.

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Ali Cotterill is a queer independent filmmaker from Brooklyn, NY. Her films have screened internationally at 100+ festivals and been broadcast on Logo and Current TV. You can keep up with her at www.alicotterill.com

CONTACT ME/ADD ME

Mail: ali@alicotterill.com
Twitter: here
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AWARDS

Fagette: Best Trans Short Film, Pittsburgh LGBT Film Festival, 2010
EZ Heeb: Logo TV, The Click List, Top Ten Music Videos, 2010
At Least I Tried: Logo TV, The Click List, Top Ten Music Videos, 2009
Losing 1983: 2nd place documentary, Next Frame Film Festival, 2008
Losing 1983: Outstanding Achievement in Film and Video, Art Institute of Portland, 2007

SELECTED PRESS

Just Out, Feature
QPDX
Just Out
Bitch Magazine
Aften Ellen
Bilerico Project