Talent Guide

Ashley O’Shay

  • Discipline:Director
  • Program Year:Documentary Lab 2018

Bio

Ashley O’Shay is a DP and documentarian based in Chicago, IL. She has produced work for national brands, including Blavity, Travel Noire, Ford Motor Company, Boost Mobile, and STATE Bags. She recently served as DP for Pangaea, a short film depicting the life of a young girl eight days after Hurricane Katrina, shot on location in New Orleans, which premiered on WORLD Channel’s AfroPop. Currently, O’Shay is directing Unapologetic, an intimate look into the Movement for Black Lives in Chicago through the experiences of two Black, queer women. O’Shay is currently a fellow with the Firelight Media Documentary Lab and a close collaborator with Kartemquin Films.

Current Project

Unapologetic (Documentary Feature)

Logline

After two Black Chicagoans are murdered by the police, young Black citizens begin challenging the city's corrupt policies while redefining the meaning of community organizing. Unapologetic goes behind the veil with two Black, queer women, providing an intimate peek into the personal lives that sustain a movement.