Writer | Producer | Creative Development
Set to Sail Productions develops emotionally driven film and television projects built on strong storytelling, complex characters, and meaningful impact.
The company focuses on stories of transformation, resilience, justice, and human connection — giving voice to those rarely heard and creating works that shift perceptions.
Ashleigh is a writer and producer drawn to character-driven stories that explore vulnerability, resilience, and the complexities of the human experience. With a background as a trauma-informed lawyer and a growing body of screen credits, she brings both creative depth and practical insight to every project, with a strong commitment to storytelling that connects and endures.
Selected Credits
2025 Music Video: Phoenix - Writer, Producer, Actor
2024 – Feature films by Jaggi Entertainment: A Vintage Christmas, Killer Whale, and You Always: Business & Legal Affairs Executive
2024 – Short film: The Fall: Writer, Producer, Actor. Highly commended at 2025 Understory Film Festival
2023 – Feature film by Jaggi Entertainment: A Christmas Castle Proposal/A Royal in Paradise 2: Production Intern
2023 - 2024 short films: Tullywell, Backseat Drivers and It’s Time. All rounder, art department (through the FISS program)
2023 Short film series: The Dating Apps Safety Project: Co-writer, actor (NQ Women’s Legal Service and Central QLD University). Finalist in the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards 2024 (Community Service Award)
2020 - Short film, If Stilettos Could Talk: Writer, producer, lead actor, vocalist for theme song. Top 100 Short Films at the 2022 Colortape International Film Festival
2019 - Short film, The Muse: Producer and actor
2018 - Short Film, Does it still make a sound?: Co-writer and actor
Education & Professional Development
Screen storytelling and producing training through Australian Film Television and Radio School, Screen Queensland, Screenworks, and Multi Story Media, including screenwriting, producing, production accounting, cinematography, editing, and creative development.
Selected programs include:
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Song to Screen Workshop (2025)
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Intro to Screenwriting – AFTRS (2024)
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Next Level Workshop Series (2024)
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Film Intensive Script to Screen Program (2023–2024)
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Regional Producer Elevator Program (2023)
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Screen Business Essentials – AFTRS (2023)
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Intro to Producing – AFTRS / Screen Queensland (2022)
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Production Accounting Essentials (2022)
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Fundamentals of Development (2021)
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Screenwriting Plotting (2021) - Holly Lyons
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Write Sparks Script Development Program (2020)
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The Dreaded Second Act (2020) - Wendall Thomas
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How to develop a TV or web series (2019) - Craig Batty
Formal qualifications:
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Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business (2026)
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Master of International Law – Griffith University (2020)
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Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – James Cook University (2011)
In Development
Features/Proof of concept
Tick, Tick, Tick: Proof-of-concept thriller | AACTA PROOF Winner
Shells: Psychological Thriller
Shattered Facade: Psychological Thriller
404: Birth Not Found: Psychological Horror
Series
Nothing to See Here: Legal Dramedy
The Seed of Resistance: Young Adult Drama
Swipe Right for Love: Romantic Dramedy
Unscripted
Flavours in Harmony: Music & Food Lifestyle
Locked out: Australia's Housing Crisis: Documentary
Animation
Obert the French Monster: Children's Animated Concept
