My Story
It was Christmas day, 1974, in the suburbs of Detroit, that I was brought home from the hospital in a red stocking and a little white cap. I was the worst present my older brother and sister couldn’t imagine. From that day forward, I would have to learn how to fend for, care for, and entertain myself. Gratefully, sibling disinterest led to my desire to create stories. Without them toplay with, I was left to create on my own what I longed for in my life. So I acted, danced, and played sports to fill the void and as it turned out, I was a good athlete. With Title IX front and center a clear path was set for me to pursue athletics in high school and college. Which meant leaving behind the artistic endeavors I loved because “they” said if was serious about becoming an Olympian someday, I had to give up “playing around.”
I got close, but I never became an Olympian. And I ended up staying in the sports world as a sport psychologist..but that’s another story.
The truth is, alone in my room I was learning how to tell stories...to see beyond this world and into another. And finally, after a couple decades, I decided to return to that safe, lonely and exciting place of storytelling and have come to learn the truth behind poet Robert Bly’s words...“Our wound is our gold."
Bio
Ashley Mosher has written and directed 5 short films and is known for her last film, Love Birds, made in the Amazon jungle under the tutelage of Werner Herzog. She creates both fiction and documentary films as the writer, director, cinematographer and editor. An adventurer at heart, she writes about journeys of both the body and soul, often using her own explorations as the foundation for her films.
Ashley currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
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