Her first short film , '' Kitchen Sink '' , a surreal suburban nightmare , debuted in Cannes in 1989 and won eight international awards . Maclean moved to New York in 1992 . Her film '' Crush '' was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival . After several years developing projects she got her second feature , '' Jesus ' Son '' ( 1999 ) , starring Billy Crudup and Samantha Morton ( with Holly Hunter , Dennis Hopper , Denis Leary and Jack Black in supporting roles ) . The film is based on the short story collection by cult US writer Denis Johnson
1992 Cannes Film Festival
1992 Cannes Film Festival
Alison Maclean