Allison Argo - Award-Winning Filmmaker Speaks Out for Animals
Sat, Nov 17
|Cape Cod Museum of Art
From gorillas to elephants to horseshoe crabs and pigs. Six-time Emmy Award Winner Argo will share video clips from her films about abused animals and talk about the impact they've had. Reception follows.
Time & Location
Nov 17, 2018, 1:00 PM
Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Ln, Dennis, MA 02638, USA
About
For nearly 30 years, Allison Argo has made award-winning documentaries about endangered and abused animals. Her films have won six national Emmys (11 nominations) and over 100 awards internationally.
When asked why she has devoted her career to abused animals, Argo says, “I believe that most humans are inherently compassionate, but if they’re unaware of the suffering of others, how can they make compassionate choices?” Her mission is to provide a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves.
Argo was raised in the theater on Cape Cod and enjoyed a successful acting career, but an encounter with a gorilla named Ivan living in a shopping mall in Tacoma, Washington, led her to work behind the camera. Concerned about the lives of gorillas in captivity, Argo was compelled to write, produce and direct her first film The Urban Gorilla. The film was narrated by Glenn Close and broadcast by National…
Tickets
General Admission
$15.00Sale endedMembers of the Guild of CCMoA
To learn more about becoming a member of the Guild, see the tab for Membership on this website and click 'Join the Guild.'
$0.00Sale ended