Gender

Female

Location

North Hollywood, CA

Filmmakers: What is your primary skill and where do you work most?

Writer Socal

My current Project Title:

Stuck

I describe myself as a

SFF Filmmaker

About me - current project:

Ashley Bower is a queer writer and producer currently working as the Medical Researcher on NBC’s CHICAGO MED. This year, she received her first Story By credit on Chicago Med’s 9th season. Last year, Ashley wrote and executive produced her first short film Stuck, which premiered at New York Shorts International Film Festival. Stuck is a dramatic film that explores the different ways people grieve, and was additionally selected to screen at six other festivals thus far. Ashley received her BFA in Creative Producing from Chapman University, all while dancing in parades at Disneyland. She also volunteered as an EMT – a job inspired by her love of writing and watching medical shows. Her character-driven dramas often focus on expanding the narrative around adoption and the importance of found family, with LGBTQ characters and coming of age stories. Adopted at birth, Ashley grew up in Pleasanton, California and presently resides in LA.

Laurels, awards and other accomplishments:

Stuck's Official Selections: New York Shorts International Film Festival (New York, NY, October 2023) Big Apple Film Festival (New York, NY, November 2023) Vail Film Festival (Vail, CO, December 2023) Patrick Lives On (Chicago, IL, February 2024) LA Shorts International Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA, July 2024) Nightpiece International Film Festival at Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland, August 2024) Sacramento International Film Festival (Sacramento, CA, August 2024) Strays, Gays & Holidays - Feature - Grand Prize Winner of Stage 32's 1st Annual Holiday Screenwriting Contest

My home region is:

So Cal