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Ashton Avila

Ashton Avila

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Ashton Avila (she/her) is a Mexican American writer-director who grew up in Los Angeles, California. After falling in love with filmmaking as a child, she went on to receive her BA in Film Media and Gender & Women's Studies at the University of Rhode Island and her MFA in Directing at Chapman University. Ashton is also a certified Consent Forward Artist through the Intimacy Directors & Coordinators Professional Program.

Since graduation, Ashton has shadowed directors David O. Russell, Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum and Martha Coolidge. She has been mentored by David S. Ward, Anne Betts, Colleen Camp, Carl Ellsworth and many others.

Ashton has directed for Sony PlayStation and many independent award winning short films. In addition, she has second unit directed for AwesomenessTV, BratTV and Shadow Lion. Ashton is a NALIP Emerging Creator, has placed as a quarter-finalist for NBC's Emerging Director Program, Final Draft's Big Break Competition, The Script Lab's Screenwriting Competition, Stage 32's Television Writing Contest, ScreenCraft's Pilot Launch, was selected for NHMC's Latinx Stream Showcase and was welcomed into Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's Imagine Impact Community. Recently, her feature film screenplay All Your'n (co-written with Lesette Maxwell) spent a month trending on The Black List.

In her spare time she enjoys teaching, watching sappy romantic comedies, greeting pit bulls during their walks, autumn in New England, listening to Taylor Swift break up songs, Halloween, musicals and making tamales with her family at Christmas.

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5 wins and 2 nominations

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Other Crew

6

Type

Year

Lavalantula Poster

Lavalantula TV Movie2015

Walter Feature Film2015

Gone Doggy Gone Poster

Gone Doggy Gone Feature Film2014

Door of Good Hope Short Film2012

Access Daily Poster

Access Daily TV Series2010

Access Hollywood Poster

Access Hollywood TV Series1996

2nd Unit / Asst Director

11

Type

Year

Sojourn Short Film2023

Jasmine Short Film2022

Two Christmases Poster

Two Christmases Mini-Series2021

Twin My Heart Poster

Twin My Heart TV Series2019

The Last Lesbian Poster

The Last Lesbian Short Film2018

Chicken Girls Poster

Chicken Girls TV Series2017

Santaland Poster

Santaland Short Film2016

Sock World Poster

Sock World Short Film2016

Straw Dolls Poster

Straw Dolls Short Film2015

The Moseley Road Gang Short Film2015

Thirsty Short Film2015

Casting Director

9

Type

Year

Kiss and Switch: The Cursed Vampire Poster

Kiss and Switch: The Cursed Vampire Mini-Series2024

Tell Momma Not to Worry Poster

Tell Momma Not to Worry Feature Film2023

Like Poison Poster

Like Poison Feature Film2021

Twin My Heart Poster

Twin My Heart TV Series2019

The Beacon Poster

The Beacon Short Film2018

Calvari Short Film2017

Last Night in Town Poster

Last Night in Town Short Film2017

Tuesday Crowd Poster

Tuesday Crowd Short Film2017

Santaland Poster

Santaland Short Film2016

Director

12

Type

Year

Half Full Poster

Half Full Short Film2026

Tip Your Fucking Bartender Poster

Tip Your Fucking Bartender Short Film2023

Beau and Candy Are Having a Baby! Short Film2022

Everfall Poster

Everfall Feature Film2021

Lake Forest Road Poster

Lake Forest Road Short Film2021

Night Swimming Poster

Night Swimming Short Film2019

Two Roads Poster

Two Roads TV Series2018

Have a Little Faith Poster

Have a Little Faith Short Film2017

I Got You Babe Poster

I Got You Babe Short Film2017

Trying to Fuck: A Modern Day Romance Poster

Trying to Fuck: A Modern Day Romance Short Film2016

Two Strike Park Poster

Two Strike Park Short Film2014

Needless Wait Short Film2013

Writer

7

Tip Your Fucking Bartender Poster

Tip Your Fucking Bartender Short Film2023

Night Swimming Poster

Night Swimming Short Film2019

Have a Little Faith Poster

Have a Little Faith Short Film2017

I Got You Babe Poster

I Got You Babe Short Film2017

Santaland Poster

Santaland Short Film2016

Two Strike Park Poster

Two Strike Park Short Film2014

Needless Wait Short Film2013

Location Manager

1

Breaking Into College TV Series2021

Art Director

2

This Is How I Want to Remember H.E.R. Poster

This Is How I Want to Remember H.E.R. Short Film2018

Last Night in Town Poster

Last Night in Town Short Film2017

Camera and Electrical Department

2

The Monkey King Is in Town Poster

The Monkey King Is in Town Short Film2016

Threat Short Film2015

Producer

2

Tip Your Fucking Bartender Poster

Tip Your Fucking Bartender Short Film2023

Needless Wait Short Film2013

Art Department

1

Nisei Short Film2015

Casting Department

1

Jasmine Short Film2022

Editor

1

Needless Wait Short Film2013

Makeup Department

1

Threat Short Film2015

Production Manager

1

Larry in the Sky with Diamonds Poster

Larry in the Sky with Diamonds Short Film2024

Thanks

1

The Lost Sword Poster

The Lost Sword Short Film2019

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