Ashley Maria Productions

08/09/2025

HELLO NORTH CAROLINA!!!

Our film "Super Human Anxiety" left San Diego last week (Comic-Con) and headed straight to its Raleigh, NC premiere at the Rialto Theatre on Thursday August 14th!!

The 5 Points Short Film Fest will be jam packed with loads of incredible short films by NC filmmakers, and ours is kicking off the festival! How cool is that??

Executive Producer Wendy McHenry (Wendy Mac) will be there to chat it up with attendees and handing out our limited edition superhero trading cards, too! Stop by, meet Wendy, tell her how much you LOVE the film, and snag those cards!!!!

$16.50 Tix (1-day of awesome films): https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/32508330/five-points-short-film-festival-thursday-only-raleigh-the-rialto

$27.50 Tix (2-days of awesome films):
https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/47400466/five-points-short-film-festival-2day-ticket-raleigh-the-rialto

07/22/2025

Oh hey you guys!

Just in case you haven't noticed, we're heading to Comic-Con International with our little superhero movie 💥

Super Human Anxiety was chosen to screen at the Comic-Con film festival 🎉🎉 and invited to screen at the San Diego children's film festival at Comic-Con 🎉🎉

AND we've joined forces with our amazing impact partner Give an Hour to do some very cool things while we're there 💥👊🏼💥

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07/15/2025

Join Us at Comic-Con!

Here’s our official schedule for the weekend. If you plan to attend Comic-Con, search for these events in your Sched app so you can easily add them to your calendar.

Let us know if you’ll be there and if you’d like to connect! We’re open for interviews, photos, and all the parties 🙂

What are you looking forward to seeing at Comic-Con??

Give an Hour

07/15/2025

In a world... where we announce our official trailer for Super Human Anxiety!

Super Human Anxiety is about a teenage girl, Whitney, who thinks she’s hiding her strong emotions well. But, when her elevator breaks down, fate forces her to out her secret. Elevated by spectacular practical effects and a Comic-Con fan favorite, audiences are drawn towards this superhero origin story hailed for using anxiety as Whitney’s powerful ally.

Edited by: Ashley Maria & Lea-Ann Woodward Berst
Special Appreciation to: Actress and Voiceover Artist Lauren Olipra
Starring: Plastic Martyr & Alexis Jacquelyn Smith

07/02/2025

Elevated by spectacular practical effects, Super Human Anxiety is a story about Whitney – a teenager whose intense emotions manifest as superhuman strength. See at Comic-Con International later this month!

05/20/2025

FREE tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/los-angeles-international-childrens-film-festival-tickets-1245585603069

May 25th at The Yard Theater!

Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival
The Yard Theatre

05/11/2025

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04/25/2025

THANK YOU to our special guests and Table Read contest winners for joining us last night! LA-based actors read the lines of our 2 main characters while Ashley (director) read the lines for the Dad as well as the script stage directions.

Afterwards, we chatted with our special guests before closing the Zoom event and then heading into workshopping the dialogue. We do this prior to production because hearing the script out loud allows us to get a better sense for how the story will come to be.

Be sure to follow along with us on our journey as we bring Nearly Departed to the big screen!

Woohoo!

Learn more: https://ashley-maria.com/current-projects/

TAG: Lea-Ann Woodward Berst Ashley Maria Molly Artwick Diana Dalke Sara Bruya Anastasia Washington Alexis Jacquelyn Smith

04/24/2025

Are you attending the Gender Equality Coalition of Ontario conference? Pioneers in Skirts will be there too! 👀

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🎥 Free Screening: Pioneers in Skirts
Join us on Friday, May 2nd at Fanshawe College Innovation Village for a powerful documentary about the challenges women face in pursuing ambition—and how we can change the narrative.

🕡 6:30–8:30 pm
📍 1001 Fanshawe Blvd.
🎟️ No cost, just come ready to think, reflect, and connect.

This event is open to anyone attending the ConnectHER conference—register for FREE at https://site.pheedloop.com/event/connecther2025/home

04/23/2025

CONGRATULATIONS to our Table Read Contest winners!!

These 5 lucky people will be joining us for the “Nearly Departed” Table Read on Thursday!! (We'll be FB messaging you the details shortly!)

Levi Pollard Wendy Miklos Derek Sorrell Shawna Johnson Katie Connors

What's a Table Read? Actors and the creative team will read the script aloud to better understand the story, characters, and performances before rehearsals and filming can take place.

04/18/2025

We're giving away EXCLUSIVE ACCESS to our next Table Read!!

5 lucky winners will experience what "Nearly Departed" will sound like once produced as well as listen-in to our discussion about adjustments to the performance or script. They'll also have a chance to say hello to the director!

Pop back here on MONDAY to this Ashley Maria Productions page for information on how to win!



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About two sisters at odds discovering how to move on from their father’s death, "Nearly Departed" is a short film heading into production in Montana later this year! More here: https://ashley-maria.com/current-projects/

TAG: Ashley Maria Diana Dalke Molly Artwick Sara Bruya Lea-Ann Woodward Berst