Allison Argo

Allison Argo, founder of Argo Films, is a producer, writer, and award-winning documentary filmmaker who has been creating films for over twenty-five years. CAF awarded Allison a grant for four rotoscope animated sequences (see outlines below) for her film Forever Home, which follows a young couple, one of whom is an architect, as they set out to design the best possible home for a herd of cows whom a pair of Oklahoma farmers, Dan and Lill Peterson, don’t want to send to slaughter but whom they’re too old to care for. Paul, the architect in the couple, bases his designs on the needs of the individual animals, replacing conventional barns with customized homes. As with her evocative previous film on farmed animals, The Last Pig, Allison treats the farmers with empathy as they arrive at their decision to relinquish their former way of life, and send their animals to sanctuary. Just as well, Allison centers her vision on the lived realities and needs of the farmed animals themselves. Allison’s photo of herself with Cliff is courtesy of Tracy Stabile. Allison lives in Massachusetts. She was interviewed on the Our Hen House podcast (April 16, 2016). Listen to it here.

As of 2026, the film has been featured at the Hamptons International Film Festival (World premiere, Oct 2025), the Durango Independent Film Festival (Official selection, March 2026), the DC Environmental Film Festival (Screening, March 2026) and the Provincetown International Film Festival. Earth Day screenings and more.  Argo Films has since released “Tusker,” a remarkable film about the brotherhood of elephants. It premiered on PBS in January 2026.