Alanna Willis is a writer/director drawn to character-driven stories that illuminate broader social realities. Her work explores questions of identity, power, and inequality, while remaining grounded in personal narratives. Notably, her animal rights short film 'Bonnie and Orville' has been praised as it ‘tells its story without prioritising a didactic message, yet its message comes through with clarity and impact’ (Lisboeta Film Festival). It has been reviewed as ‘awesome and powerful’ (Plant Based News) and 'transformative' (Animal Nature Future Film Festival), alongside winning Short Film of the Month (Shorted). Her most recent short film 'Because I Love You' is a queer romance set on a spaceship.