Ansley is a semi-nomadic film director and producer. A speaker, advocate, and entrepreneur, her docu-vérité work has been featured on Vimeo Staff Picks, BBC, National Geographic, and TEDx. She specializes in run-and-gun filmmaking, producing difficult-to-access human stories around the world. She integrates her sensitivity for documentary production within the world of commercial videography as Founder and Creative Director of her company Freehand Films.
After nearly ten years as a serial traveler, I've learned that no matter what language you speak, there's a universal desire to connect. I believe we can better the world by focusing on stories of kindness, innovation, or underrepresented voices.
From passion projects to commercial work, I aspire to capture these profound moments that convey the vision of each community, brand, or story worth telling.
INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCER.
Small crews, small sets — and we all share our hats. Sometimes shooter/editor, sometimes producer/director, we discover new stories about the human experience. After over a decade of experience producing projects on the road, my passion is finding new ways to connect these stories with qualified audiences for great impact.
PACK LIGHT, HIKE IN.
I specialize in running solo or small-group production in international destinations. My teams film emotional, short, digital content for global brands and audiences. My home base/studio is in Queens, NYC.
DIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE.
I've directed/produced small-medium sized teams for short documentary and verite-style films all over the world, from: the nomads of Mongolia, to the Hong Kong Chinese New Year, to the Olympics docu-series about breaking becoming a global sport, to a film about the longest ongoing civil war in the world on the Thai-Burmese border.
I believe that emotional digital media, in both commercial and artistic spaces, can meaningfully impact international relations by building mutual experience, and potential for transformative empathy.