Ashton Avila

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  • ABOUT
  • DIRECTING
  • WRITING
  • CASTING
  • TEACHING
  • PRESS
  • CONTACT

writing work


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FEATURE FILM

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After the spirit of a vengeful sorority girl is unleashed,
the sisters of Pi Kappa Pi must protect one another
from her
​ ghostly carnage before they all Pi Kappa Die!
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"WTF did I just read?!"
-Carl Ellsworth, Screenwriter (Red Eye, Disturbia)

"A humorous and effective horror script that
knows how to deliver twisted and gory fun to
its audience, with an approachable sense of
humor and plenty of supernatural thrills. It has
the chaotic violence of BLACK CHRISTMAS (2019)
and HAPPY DEATH DAY with the dark comedy of
M3GAN and TUCKER AND DALE VS. EVIL."
- The Black List


"The writers have mastered the over-the-top fun
and macabre comedy of the genre, showing their potential by enjoying their own concept while still showing some heart through the characters."
-The Black List

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FEATURE FILM

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Scored MULTIPLE 8s and spent months trending on The Black List

Over her summer vacation, an aimless 20-something Los Angeles public school teacher meets an exciting Midwesterner; sparks fly, and this bout of love-at-first-sight, inspires the two to throw caution to the wind and set out on a cross-country road trip to his home state of rural Indiana, where the realities of his past begin to invade their romance.
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"This is neither an edgy drug movie nor an after-school special, but a budding romantic drama
interrupted by the realities of the American drug epidemic, touching upon the stark cruelty of addiction
without it becoming the central purpose of the narrative. Because of this, the handling of important issues is organic; this is a conversation, not a sermon." - The Black List

"Unique take on a drug movie/romantic drama, never sappy, that features a vivid world,
brilliant dialogue, and nuanced characters." - The Black List

ALL YOUR'N Proof of concept short: tip your fucking bartender

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ORIGINAL short
crabs
NHMC'S OFFICIAL SELECTION OF 2023 LATINX STREAM SHOWCASE

Just as she's about to enter a Planned Parenthood, a woman notices a suspicious young man lurking nearby.

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ORIGINAL COMEDY PILOT
  ​joselito's 
FINAL DRAFT big break quarterfinalist
SCREENCRAFT'S PILOT LAUNCH QUARTERFINALIST
Stage 32's Television writing competition

A young Mexican American waitress with a crazy family and a restaurant that feels like home,
​prepares to reveal a life changing secret she's been keeping from them.

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AWARD WINNING SHORT FILM
I GOT YOU BABE

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​An ambitious young woman must decide what she is willing to sacrifice should
​ she marry her boyfriend to save him from the Vietnam War draft.
​"I GOT YOU BABE is the kind of heart wrenching period piece that brilliantly builds to nuanced view of a grey area, while simultaneously and equally giving attention to women's issues that always ring relevant."

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AWARD WINNING SHORT FILM
have a little faith

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​A rebellious teenager is determined to get kicked out of her new Christian High School
​ and teach the new boy she meets there what it really means to "have a little Faith".
"It is sometimes refreshing to take a step back into youth, when experiences were
​new and aching to be seized. Have A Little Faith will ​refresh you, for sure."

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