Ashley Eakin

Born in California and raised in Nebraska, Ashley Eakin is a writer-director based out of Los Angeles with a physical disability. In 2019 Eakin was selected for the AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Her project SINGLE, produced in the program, will have its World Premiere at the SXSW 2020 Film Festival. Single was also the recipient of the New York Women in Film: Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant. ​ Most recently, in 2019 Eakin worked for and shadowed director Mark Pellington on the Quibi series SURVIVE, filmed in the Italian Alps starring Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins. In 2017 she spent 5 months in Malaysia and Singapore working as the Assistant to Jon M. Chu on his film CRAZY RICH ASIANS. She also shadowed Chu during the production of the Freeform pilot GOOD TROUBLE, as well as assist with the development of the Apple TV series HOME AFTER DARK. Eakin's 2018 short documentary THE DETAILS, featuring Henry Golding and Awkwafina was selected for the Hamilton Film Festival. Her narrative short film BLUE premiered at the 2019 LA Shorts Fest last summer and is currently on Amazon Prime. ​ In 2017 Eakin was featured in a SoulPancake video talking about her rare bone condition. The video went viral reaching over 50 million views. Her medical journey has immensely influenced her passion to pursue stories that advocate diverse representation for people with disabilities. She is currently writing a coming-of-age feature film, inspired be her own life experiences. ​ Eakin is an Alumna of the 2019 Respectability Labs Program for Entertainment Professionals with Disabilities, and she is represented by Allen Fisher and Maggie Haskins at Artists First.