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Ashley is an Emmy-nominated and DGA award-winning director, writer, and producer. She’s known for creating both comedy and horror films as well as content that addresses pressing social issues. Ashley’s portfolio includes a range of funny (and fun), scary, musical, and impactful films with superheroes, singing neighbors, and screaming television characters — to highlight a few!

Based in Los Angeles, CA., Ashley hails from the Tar Heel state of North Carolina. She received her undergrad degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and her Master’s in Fine Arts (MFA) from the USC School of Cinematic Arts – in California.

Her numerous credits include directing the award-winning and Emmy-nominated film — Pioneers in Skirts, a feature documentary about ambition, as well as Friday Night Fright, a comedy horror that won a Directors Guild of America (DGA) award.

As she continues to build her film portfolio, Ashley also works as a production sound mixer for viral and promotional videos for companies like UGG and BuzzFeed, and for Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton, Night Shift, and Phoenix Rising – all of which were official selections at Sundance.

When not on set or running her own production company – Ashley Maria Productions, she is a directing instructor at UCLA’s Film School and a sound instructor at the American Film Institute’s Young Women in Film program.