ASHLEY JAMES IS A FILM DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, AND ACTOR WHOSE MOST RECENT DIRECTORIAL WORK CAN BE SEEN ON CRACKLE TV IN THE DOCUMENTARY SERIES "BUCKET LIST WITH BRIAN 'THE BOZ' BOSWORTH". JAMES' HAS ALSO WORKED WITH GEORGE NOORY AS AN ASSOC. PRODUCER ON THE SERIES "BEYOND BELIEF" FOR GAIA TV. JAMES CO-OWNED AUSTIN FILM COMPANY MAENAD PRODUCTIONS, A FEMALE LED COMPANY FOCUSED ON HIGHLY STYLIZED AND POWERFUL FEMININE DRIVEN NARRATIVE, WHERE SHE PRODUCED AND STARED IN THE AWARD WINNING SHORT FILM "MOTHER'S DAY". HER CLIENT LIST FOR COMMERCIAL WORK INCLUDES DIRECTING FOR THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND PRODUCING SPOTS FOR SUNDANCE TV, WARNER BROS. AND THE PGA TOUR.
JAMES RECEIVED HER BFA IN FILM DIRECTING FROM THE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY IN SAN FRANCISCO AND STUDIED ACTING AT THE MEISNER TECHNIQUE STUDIO WITH JIM JARRETT.