ashley omoma:
Artist. Changemaker.
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Ashley Ijeoma Omoma, is a Nigerian American filmmaker and writer whose stories call for a more equitable world by meditating on lived experiences too often relegated to the margins. Empowered by the personal, she weaves intimacy dutifully in her films for the purposes of centering humanity, past, present and future. Her passion for justice shines through in her documentary work: In Favor of Fetus, which changed policy preventing the passing of a harmful law targeting recovering pregnant women in Wisconsin.
Ashley has worked with the NYT, Refinery 29 x Google News, the IRP, the IDA and more highlighting stories on reproductive justice, women’s rights, and the rights of Black and Brown people. Upon receiving her Master's degree in Journalism and Documentary Filmmaking from U.C. Berkeley, she participated in the BlackStar filmmaker lab as a directing fellow and is currently a fellow in QWOCMAP’s Critical Juncture program for her narrative film, Now That We’ve Killed Me. Moved by her love for the ocean, surfing and history, she is currently developing a project around Black surfers.