Allison Walsh

Allison Walsh (they/she) is an independent documentary filmmaker and fine artist whose work explores identity, culture, and spirituality in the rural Midwest. A 2025 PBS Ignite Fellow and Interfaith America Innovation Fellow, their debut feature documentary, All of the Above, premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and is currently screening on the festival circuit. It received the Emerging Documentary Award at the Milwaukee Film Festival and has been featured on Deadline. The project is produced in association with Kartemquin Films.

Walsh has worked as a cinematographer and producer on documentaries for ESPN+, Discovery+, Magnolia Network, and Time Warp, an independent film that premiered at Tribeca in 2026. They are the founder and director of the Big Picture Peoria Film Festival and Aluma Media, rooted in a belief that film is a sacred, communal experience. Walsh holds a BFA from Bradley University and will begin an MFA in Documentary Film at Stanford University in fall 2026.