In late 2016 Ashton was offered a research/ director trainee position at Attitude Pictures, where she was thrown into the deep end, directing her first broadcast documentary at just 22. Since then, she has gone on to direct over 40 broadcast documentaries (from episodic to topical), web-mini-series, branded content and even a feature documentary.

Ashton's hallmark is that she cares deeply about the product and the talent simultaneously, managing to deliver a tangible product to the network that is digestible and resonates with the audience to keep them engaged, while also doing justice to the talent's story.

The Attitude series tells stories about people who live with disabilities. Ashton has the ability to tread the line of telling someone's story with detail that bares their vulnerabilities and allows the audience to gain true insight into that person's life, while doing it with such empathy that the talent comes away from the experience feeling empowered and proud of their story that's been told and shared.

Her work ethic also shines through; she's earned a reputation of consistently being able to deliver. She has come to be someone who can be relied on to tell difficult and complex stories well, and do it within the parameters of the limited budget and resources we work with where every story has to be shot in 4-5 days of filming.

Dan Buckingham