A Little About
​Myself.

Alyson Shelton wrote and directed the award winning feature, Eve of Understanding. She wrote and created the comic, Reburn, which successfully funded Issue #1 on Kickstarter at 300% and with over 400 backers in February 2021. She's now at work on Issue #2 with artist Elise McCall. Her original screenplay, The Night We Met, was just selected for the 2nd round of the 2021 Sundance Creative Producing Lab. Additionally, her essays have appeared on MsMagazine.com, Hobart Pulp, Survivor Lit and Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy Blog. She lives in Los Angeles with her family where she juggles Zoom calls, reads and swims in the ocean. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @byalysonshelton.

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Essays/CNF

Personal Essays in various publication, including MsMagazine.com, Hobart Pulp, Bending Genres, Inlandia Journal and Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy Blog. 

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Reburn Issue #1
​(Comic Book)
 
May has the power to unite her family and right the wrongs of the cult-like society that tried to destroy her.

ALL FEMALE TEAM
Written and Created by Alyson Shelton
Art by Elise McCall, 
Produced and Edited by Jessica Petelle
​Additional Colors and Sensitivity Reading by Ruth Ilano
Letters by Joamette Gil
Associate Editor and Kickstarter Support by Moriah Atlas

KICKSTARTER SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED!!!

400+ BACKERS in February 2021. Now at work on Issue #2!

Follow on Instagram @reburncomic
​Check out our Website here

Eve of Understanding 
​(Feature Film)

Written and Directed by Alyson Shelton
Produced by Jen Prince
Starring Rebecca Lowman and Bellamy Young

Donna is on a journey to redemption from her past and to find some understanding  in the life she's been dealt. Rich with texture and visually vivid, it's not afraid to get tangled in the dark corners of this family's life.

Best Film at Female Eye Film Festival and AFI Dallas 
Best Actress at Boston Film Festival and Breckenridge Film Fest
Selected for over 50 festivals worldwide.

Watch the trailer HERE.
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Original Screenplays

The Night We Met (Psychological Thriller)
*2nd Round Sundance Creative Producing Lab 2021

​Tell Me Something True (Drama)
*2nd Round Austin Film Festival, Semi-Finalist Creative World

Bright Side (Indie Drama)
*Female Eye Film Fest Screenplay Lab 

Everything in Between (Rom Com)
PE + Me (Coming of Age Comedy)

TV Pilot

Potential (Coming of Age Dark Comedy)

***Loglines available upon request***