our team
FOUNDER / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Ashley is a New York based producer and director with 20 years experience in film, television and digital media.
She has made it a priority to seek out projects that tell stories about culture, community and identity through a nontraditional lens.
Her early career focused on scripted film and television production. She worked as a Production Coordinator, Unit Production Manager and Line Producer on projects such as Lost in Translation, The Sopranos, Reading Rainbow and Killing Them Softly as well as multiple projects for HBO, Amazon, Sony Pictures and PBS. She then went on to work as the Head of Production for both The Onion and Lorne Michaels’ digital company, Above Average.
Most recently her work has been in documentary film. In 2017 she was proud to produce the Emmy-winning digital series - Return to Catalunya with Anthony Bourdain for CNN. She also spent three years producing series for Vox Media including Consider It and the award-winning Divided States of Women. In October of 2023 she completed production on a new feature documentary, The Grocer, following the legendary food purveyor Darrell Corti as he scouted markets and manufacturers across Italy for his famed store, Corti Brothers in Sacramento, CA.
Lacy Wittman
@lacy_and_the_elephants
Lacy began her professional film career in Los Angeles, California working both on-set and in post production for television, independent and studio feature films. Learning from a diverse range of industry leaders, this allowed her to gain insight and experience into the full range of a production’s process.
Relocating in 2010 to New York City, she began working for CollegeHumor Media, serving as their Post Production Producer. She managed +30 original and branded short-form video content projects per month for the popular comedy website. She also began directing sketches and promos, in addition to directing independent short films and music videos.
In 2013, she began freelancing as a Post Supervisor and 1st AD for short-form and web-series content with Viacom’s Comedy Central and MTV as well as an 8-part mini-series for Viceland. Additionally, she began working in commercial production with top-level advertising agencies for a large variety of campaigns featuring brands such as: Google, Toyota, MLB, ESPN, Paramount, Pepsi and many others.
In finding a work/life balance, Lacy has traveled all over the world, primarily focusing on destinations where she can be involved in elephant conservation efforts. She spent many months in Africa working with nonprofits helping to film and photograph their stories to raise awareness for their critical missions.
POST PRODUCTION PRODUCER
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Lucas Borras is an American-Spanish award-winning director, producer and animation wizard, with over two decades of experience, whose creativity and innovation span a unique range of mediums.
His storytelling vision has led him to work worldwide on a variety of projects such as branded content, music videos, unscripted works, short films and commercials. He has collaborated with celebrities, brands and companies like Amex, Honda, Logitech, Google, Disney, or 7up among others.
His projects have been showcased globally at festivals such as SXSW, the Ottawa Animation Film Festival, and St Kilda, as well as in museums and institutions like MIT, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and The New Museum in NY. Lucas has received awards from ADC, LAUS, European Design Awards, and has earned Vimeo’s “Staff Picks.”
Inside the US he has lived in NY, LA, and SF, he has also worked in many other states. His passion to discover the unknown has taken him from living in an unplugged cabin in the middle of the woods to surfing up and down both the west and east coast.
