Allison Walsh

Allison Walsh (they/she) is an award winning documentary filmmaker based in Peoria, Illinois (and the Bay Area).

Allison has directed and shot films that have gone on to screen at Tribeca, Santa Barbara International, and the Milwaukee film festival as well as ESPN+ and HBO. Her films have been featured in Deadline and received numerous awards on the festival circuit. Allison was a 2025 PBS Ignite Fellow and guest directed for PBS’ Delishtory.

Allison is the executive director of the Big Picture Peoria Film Festival and owner of Aluma Media. A current MFA student at Stanford University, Allison seeks to merge her oil painting background with documentary.

When not making films, you’ll find Allison decorating for Halloween, taking leisure sports too seriously, and sitting on her porch with her black cat.

Check out Allison’s award-winning feature-length film All of the Above, which is in association with Kartemquin Films. Allison also worked as a cinematographer on the audience favorite, Time Warp.