Alec Carlin is a screenwriter and film director. He was born in Kampala, Uganda and attended boarding school in England at Gordonstoun and Frensham Heights School and then the University of Westminster.

Career

Carlin wrote and directed the film Outpatient (starring Justin Kirk

Justin Kirk

Justin Kirk is an American stage and film actor. He is known for playing Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's screen adaptation of Angels in America and for his portrayal of Andy Botwin in Showtime's Weeds.-Early life and education:Kirk was born in Salem, Oregon, son of a...

, Catherine Kellner

Catherine Kellner

Catherine Kellner is an American character actress.Kellner was born in Manhattan, New York to a psychologist/photographer mother and a squash player/Greek classics scholar father who was a Hungarian Jewish immigrant...

 and Tomas Arana

Tomas Arana

-Life and career:Arana was born in Auburn, California. He grew up in San Francisco and studied classical theatre at the prestigious American Conservatory Theater and at the City College of San Francisco. Afterwards he relocated to New York and acted in off-Broadway productions...

). He was also the writer of the 1996 film Darkdrive

Darkdrive

Darkdrive is a science fiction movie which premiered in Canada in November 1996 and went straight to DVD in the USA. It stars Ken Olandt and Julie Benz. Darkdrive was the first DVD ever released in United Kingdom.-Plot:...

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Awards

He has won two awards, both were for his film Outpatient. They were awarded as "Best Features" at the Stony Brook Film Festival

Stony Brook Film Festival

The Stony Brook Film Festival, produced by Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University, presents a program of new, independent films every summer since 1996. Features and short films from the U.S. and around the world are screened over ten days at Staller Center, which has been the venue...

 and the Grand Jury Prize at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival

New York International Independent Film and Video Festival

New York International Independent Film and Video Festival is a film screening event in various American cities. It was founded in 1993, and its website claims it has been recognized by the film and entertainment industry as one of the leading film events on the independent festival circuit...

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