Ashley Avis is an award-winning American filmmaker. She recently wrote, directed, as well as edited the feature film Black Beauty (2020) for Disney+, marking her fourth feature release. Upcoming projects include writing and show running the television series Breyer Hollow for Imagine Entertainment's Executive Producers Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, and Stephanie Sperber; as well as directing and producing the documentary Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West (2021).
An editor of over a decade, she cuts the majority of her own work and has produced hundreds of commercials and brand content assignments to date. In the ad world, Ashley is known for the elegance and storytelling of her spot work. She has directed for clients such as Chevrolet, Pfizer, Foot Locker, Asics, Red Bull, Coca Cola, Cali Burger, and dozens of independent brands.
Recent spot work includes films for Mercedes-Benz and a fourteen-part “Goalkeepers” campaign for Chevrolet featuring Olympians Mia Hamm, Hilary Knight, and Laurie Hernandez—encouraging young girls to stay in sports.
