Three children with wet hair in Sarawak, Malaysia, sitting in a shallow body of water, eating from plates.

Photo: from A Time To Swim

A person stands in a wooded area in Poland surrounded by fallen leaves in, facing a small, rocky cave or crevice. Two blue bags rest on the ground nearby.

Photo: from Bedrock

Black and white logo for Da-Lê Films featuring bold text and a silhouette of a buffalo.

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.

Bedrock, Ba’s Book, A Time To Swim, etc

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