Allison Swank

— Allison's work seeks to explore human resilience, creating safe spaces to empower and uplift others. As a filmmaker, she sees vulnerability as a way to transcend fear, share pain, and collectively heal through storytelling.

An award-winning filmmaker based in Brooklyn, she has collaborated with Questlove's OkayAfrica and Okayplayer, working with artists including Erykah Badu, Elvis Costello, A$AP Rocky and Flying Lotus.

Her independent documentary Scum Boy was featured in METAL Magazine and PAPER, won Best Short Documentary at the IMDB Independent Shorts Awards in LA, was an official selection at Shorts On Tap London and Hot Docs, and was invited to screen at AFI Docfest.