Director, Producer and Writer

Alan began his career in radio and was part of the awardwinning team that produced the five part national CBC Radio documentary series A Matter of Survival, hosted by Dr. David Suzuki. Moving to television Alan produced and directed All Day Breakfast, a documentary exploring the culture of Toronto’s diner restaurants. He then worked with the director Robert Duncan on Weird and Wonderful, and The Funny Side of Death.

Alan also produced Glowing In The Dark, which looks at the history of neon light in Vancouver, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. His semi-autobiographical film Who The Jew
Are You? premiered recently at the Doxa Documentary Film Festival.