Jim Allison is an Oakland-based filmmaker and visual artist, with extensive experience in film and TV production, ranging from writing, directing and editing to storyboarding. He has studied and worked under many of the industry’s most renowned personalities, such as Oscar winners Mark Andrews (Pixar Animation Studios) and Rob Epstein (Telling Pictures).

Currently, Jim makes a living as an indie filmmaker and has two short films circulating on the film festival circuit. "Frederick Von Scholar's How-to Series" and "Custode" now playing in select festivals!