Alies is an award-winning screenwriter and director who recently directed an episode of the second season of the hit ABC comedy series AFTERTASTE, starring Rachel Griffiths, Natalie Abbott, and Erik Thomson. A 2020 BAFTA Newcomer, her shorts have garnered both domestic and international acclaim.

AYAAN, which she wrote and directed, was longlisted for an Academy Award® and screened worldwide, winning 30+ awards, including an ADG Award, a National Board of Review Award (USA), Best International Short at Show Me Shorts Festival (NZ), and Best Short Film at CinefestOz. It was also nominated for an AWGIE, a Dendy, and the Grand Prix at the Tampere International Film Festival. Similarly, her second short, MYTH won the ADG Award and the Flickerfest Rebel8 Outstanding Emerging Female Director Award.

Before transitioning to filmmaking, Alies garnered acclaim as an AACTA-nominated film and TV composer and musical director for multiple Laurence Olivier Award-nominated productions and performed in over 50 countries. She has several projects currently in development.