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Oct 7
1 min

Forgiveness: A video haiku

Autumn, for me, has always been a time for contemplation—certainly this year. Between the pandemic and politics, 2020 has been a tough one.

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Allison Argo

Oct 6
1 min

Fall 2020 Update

I am absolutely thrilled to report that THE LAST PIG is headed for PBS this spring!

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Allison Argo

May 4, 2019
2 min

From the Director: The Journey Ahead

Hunkering down for winter always brings the opportunity to step back and reflect…

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Allison Argo

Apr 12, 2019
1 min

The Year of the Pig

Help celebrate the Year of the Pig by raising awareness about the very animal we’re honoring! Director, Allison Argo, collaborated with Chin

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Allison Argo

Jan 10, 2019
1 min

Pop-up Screening in Hong Kong!

In December, Hong Kong’s Mayse Artisan Bakery organized a screening of The Last Pig. At this “Cuddly Christmas” event the vegan bakery offer

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Allison Argo

Jan 10, 2019
1 min

Thanks to the Pollination Project

Thanks to The Pollination Project for their grant donation towards our “Pigs not Pork” Campus Tour (featuring Charlotte the pig)!

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Bob Comis

Jan 10, 2016
3 min

Remembering Monk

Bob’s beloved dog, Monk, passed away just before the holidays. He died peacefully of old age, but he will be sorely missed by anyone who had

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Bob Comis

Nov 5, 2015
4 min

Loving Hug

The day that Allison (Argo), Joe (Brunette), and I met here at the farm to talk about possibly working together to make a film about my tran

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Bob Comis

Sep 8, 2015
2 min

Being a Pig

Being a pig means being present in the moment, fully, at ease with one’s own universal goodness. It means not missing now, this moment, by p

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Allison Argo

Aug 6, 2015
1 min

Happy Pigs Make Happy Meat?

On a beautiful day in May, we drove to Bob’s farm in upstate New York…and The Last Pig was born.

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Allison Argo

Feb 15, 2015
1 min

Bob Comis

Bob Comis, the main character of THE LAST PIG has been chronicling his day-to-day life as a pig farmer for the past 10 years.

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