Black Beauty (2020)

In this modern day reimagining of Anna Sewell’s timeless classic, we follow Black Beauty, a wild horse born free in the American West.  Rounded up and taken away from her family, Beauty is brought to Birtwick Stables where she meets a spirited teenage girl, Jo Green.  

Beauty and Jo forge an unbreakable bond that carries Beauty through the different chapters, challenges, and adventures of her life.

Written & Directed by: Ashley Avis
Distributor: Disney+
Production Company: Constantin Film & JB Pictures
Producers: Jeremy Bolt & Robert Kulzer
Executive Producers: Martin Moszkowicz, Edward Winters, Jon Brown
Editor: Ashley Avis

Official Selection to CamerImage 2021

Cast: Kate Winslet, Mackenzie Foy, Iain Glen, Claire Forlani, Calam Lynch

Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West (2023)

A sweeping, immersive journey into the world of wild horses that illuminates both the profound beauty and desperate plight they currently face in the Western United States. Filmmaker Ashley Avis and crew go on a multi-year expedition to uncover the truth before wild horses disappear forever.

Written & Directed by: Ashley Avis
Producers: Edward Winters, Ashley Avis, Richard Avis
Editor: Ashley Avis
Debut: Beckenridge Film Festival 2022, attended by Colorado Governor Jared Polis, First Gentleman Marlon Reis, and family
Nominated: Critics Choice Nominee 2023
Winner: "Best Documentary" 2022 Boston Film Festival; "Best Documentary" 2022 St. Louis International Film Festival; "Best Director" DOC LA 2022 "Best Cinematography" DOC LA 202, "Best Documentary" Sunscreen Film Festival, "Best Documentary" Black Hills Film Festival

Special Congressional Commendation 2023

Cast: Ashley Avis, Dr. Yvette Running Horse Collin, Erik Molvar, Kimerlee Curyl, Scott Beckstead, Marty Irby

Deserted (2016)

When twenty-four-year-old Jae is released from prison for killing her mother, she returns to her childhood home in small-town Ridgecrest. The desire to go anywhere but there prompts her to agree to join her brother on a road trip out to Death Valley - which results in getting them hopelessly lost in the most stunning, but unforgiving topographical terrain on the planet.

Written & Directed by: Ashley Avis
Producers: Edward Winters, Ashley Avis, Larry Hummel, Keith A. Fox
Editor: Douglas Crise

Cast: Mischa Barton, Winter Ave Zoli, Trent Ford, Dana Rosendorff, Michael Milford, Kelly Brannigan and Tyler Sellers - with supporting cast including Jake Busey, Sebastian Bach, Gerry Bednob, and Lance Henriksen.

Adolescence (2018)

A teenager from an abusive household falls in love with a free-spirited runaway that leads him into the fast-lane lifestyle of drugs and addiction which threatens to destroy him.

Directed by: Ashley Avis
Producers: Edward Winters, Larry Hummel
Editor: Douglas Crise

Cast: Mickey River, India Eisley, Romeo Miller, Tommy Flanagan, Elisabeth Rohm, Michael Milford, Jere Burns, Ever Carradine