SELECTED PRESS Ashley Avis to Direct ‘American Wolf’ for Apple Ashley Avis to Helm ‘City of Angels’ for Warner Bros. |
Ashley Avis is an award-winning filmmaker and journalist known for her emotive, cinematic storytelling. She wrote, directed, and edited BLACK BEAUTY for Disney+, starring Kate Winslet and Mackenzie Foy, which Richard Roeper called “a gorgeous, sweeping epic.” Her bylines have appeared in Rolling Stone, and her work has been featured in TIME. Her upcoming films include AMERICAN WOLF for Apple and Appian Way, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson producing; CITY OF ANGELS for Warner Bros., with Charles Roven producing; and THE DARK BETWEEN STARS, inspired by the poetry of New York Times bestselling author Atticus. A passionate advocate for horses and wildlife, Ashley is the founder of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit The Wild Beauty Foundation. Her documentary, WILD BEAUTY: MUSTANG SPIRIT OF THE WEST, became a 2023 Critics Choice Documentary Awards nominee and led to a Special Congressional Commendation for her work on behalf of America’s equines. The film has been called “groundbreaking,” “a masterpiece of investigative journalism,” and was recognized by Deadline as an Oscar contender. She has since brought the film to Congress, classrooms, and communities across the country, using storytelling to illuminate and protect our greater wild world, creating campaigns such a #IStandWithWildHorses, Cry for the Wild, and The Lost Horses. Ashley is the co-founder of Winterstone Pictures and lives near the ocean in Los Angeles with her husband and producing partner, Edward Winters, and their pup, Whiskey. She continues to rescue horses and is writing her first novel. |
