Photo: from A Time To Swim
Photo: from the development of Nolandia
In addition to directing, Ashley wears a few other hats in film and television:
WRITING
Writer of documentary and scripted projects.
Ba’s Book, Space Explorers: Moonrise on the ISS, A Time To Swim, etc
Writing fellowships: Quebec Writer’s Federation Scriptwriting Mentorship Program, Banff Centre Writer’s Retreat, the Corus Apprentice Program: Showrunner
EDITING
Adept at Premiere Pro and at helping collaborators find the heart of the story.
Twig, Inside Felix & Paul Studios, CBC Arts, etc
PRODUCING
Ashley has worked as a producer at Catbird Productions and the founder of Da-Lê Films.
Producing labs: SODEC LAB at Hot Docs, Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices Initiative, RIDM Talent Lab
PRIOR ROLES
Having worked for over a decade in many different roles in production and post-production, Ashley has a holistic understanding of the entire filmmaking process,.
The Fruit Hunters (production manager), Uvanga (script supervisor), Only in Montreal (story researcher/coordinator), etc
DA-LÊ FILMS
DA-LÊ FILMS is a production company based in Montreal, Canada. “Da-Lê” has a double meaning: it is the Vietnamese given name of filmmaker Ashley Da-Lê Duong as well as the name of her ancestral village. Da-Lê Films is the primary vehicle for developing Ashley’s projects and stands as a reminder of the village of collaborators that makes everything possible.
Logo design: Steven Sych
