Allison

Allison Swank’s work seeks to explore human resilience by 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.

Allison is an award-winning filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. She has collaborated with Questlove’s music channels OkayAfrica and Okayplayer, working with renowned artists like Erykah Badu, Elvis Costello, A$AP Rocky, and Flying Lotus. Her independent documentary Scum Boy gained her notoriety in METAL Magazine, PAPER, and others, winning “Best Short Documentary” at the IMDB Independent Shorts Awards in LA, and was an official selection for Shorts On Tap, London, Hot Docs, and was invited to screen at AFI Docfest.