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Ashley Connor

Ashley Connor is an American cinematographer who is best known for her work on films such as Madeline's Madeline, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, The Death of Dick Long, and Thou Wast Mild and Lovely. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2019 for Best Cinematography.

Known For

Knives Out

Knives Out · 2019

MovieComedyCrime

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures · 2026

Remarkably Bright Creatures

MovieDramaMystery

Through unlikely bonds formed during night shifts at a local aquarium, Tova, an elderly widow, learns of a life-changing discovery that may bring her joy and wonder once again.

Polite Society

Polite Society · 2023

MovieComedyAction

Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

Sharp Stick

Sharp Stick · 2022

MovieComedyDrama

Sarah Jo is a naive 26-year-old living on the fringes of Hollywood with her mother and sister. When she begins an affair with her older employer, she is thrust into an education on sexuality, loss and power.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

The Miseducation of Cameron Post · 2018

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Pennsylvania, 1993. After getting caught with another girl, teenager Cameron Post is sent to a conversion therapy center run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend Rick, whose treatment consists in repenting for feeling “same sex attraction.” Cameron befriends fellow sinners Jane and Adam, thus creating a new family to deal with the surrounding intolerance.

The Death of Dick Long

The Death of Dick Long · 2019

The Death of Dick Long

MovieComedyCrime

Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don’t want anybody finding out how. That’s too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.

First Match

First Match · 2018

Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood decides that wrestling boys is the only way back to her estranged father.

True Things

True Things · 2022

A young woman living on the fringes of society becomes intoxicated by a stranger who overwhelms her quiet life.

Filmography

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Knives Out

Knives Out · 2019

MovieComedyCrime

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

Second Unit Director of Photography

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures · 2026

Remarkably Bright Creatures

MovieDramaMystery

Through unlikely bonds formed during night shifts at a local aquarium, Tova, an elderly widow, learns of a life-changing discovery that may bring her joy and wonder once again.

Director of Photography

Polite Society

Polite Society · 2023

MovieComedyAction

Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

Director of Photography

Sharp Stick

Sharp Stick · 2022

MovieComedyDrama

Sarah Jo is a naive 26-year-old living on the fringes of Hollywood with her mother and sister. When she begins an affair with her older employer, she is thrust into an education on sexuality, loss and power.

Director of Photography

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

The Miseducation of Cameron Post · 2018

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Pennsylvania, 1993. After getting caught with another girl, teenager Cameron Post is sent to a conversion therapy center run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend Rick, whose treatment consists in repenting for feeling “same sex attraction.” Cameron befriends fellow sinners Jane and Adam, thus creating a new family to deal with the surrounding intolerance.

Director of Photography

The Death of Dick Long

The Death of Dick Long · 2019

The Death of Dick Long

MovieComedyCrime

Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don’t want anybody finding out how. That’s too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.

Director of Photography

First Match

First Match · 2018

Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood decides that wrestling boys is the only way back to her estranged father.

Director of Photography

True Things

True Things · 2022

A young woman living on the fringes of society becomes intoxicated by a stranger who overwhelms her quiet life.

Director of Photography

Madeline's Madeline

Madeline's Madeline · 2018

Madeline's Madeline

Madeline has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. The resulting battle between imagination and appropriation rips out of the rehearsal space and through all three women's lives.

Director of Photography

My First Film

My First Film · 2024

Vita revisits her first attempt at filmmaking 15 years prior. Shooting a semi-autobiographical film starring her friend Dina, Vita’s eager but inexperienced approach causes the production to spiral into chaos, leading to significant disruptions and a near-fatal accident.

Director of Photography

Stamptown

Stamptown · 2026

MovieComedyTV Movie

Blending the wild worlds of circus and comedy, anarchic acts collide for this raunchy and explicit variety show - clothing not guaranteed.

Director of Photography

Joybubbles

Joybubbles · 2026

MovieDocumentary

Joybubbles discovers he can manipulate the telephone system by whistling a magic tone. Born blind and yearning for connection, his early obsession unwittingly lays the groundwork for a subculture that shapes the future of hacking and technology.

Cinematography

Tramps

MovieComedyDrama

A young man and woman find love in an unlikely place while carrying out a shady deal.

Director of Photography

Postmortem

MovieDocumentary

POSTMORTEM, a hybrid documentary film and theater project, is a crime drama about a girl who didn’t tell her childhood secret—and the woman she becomes, who does.

Director of Photography

Person to Person

Person to Person · 2017

Person to Person

Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.

Director of Photography

Mountain Rest

Mountain Rest · 2018

After sequestering herself to a small mountain town, an aging actress calls her estranged daughter and granddaughter home for reconciliation and one final celebration.

Director of Photography

Forever, Ally

Forever, Ally · 2015

FOREVER, ALLY follows exchanges between Ronaldo, a gay black man, and a neighborhood cat named Ally. When Ally dies suddenly, it occurs to Ronaldo that she was his best friend.

Director of Photography

My First Film - Behind the Scenes

My First Film - Behind the Scenes · 2024

My First Film - Behind the Scenes

Behind the scenes of MY FIRST FILM, Zia Anger’s meta-fiction debut, with in-depth interviews and never-before-seen footage. In this exclusive featurette, director Zia Anger, cinematographer Ashley Connor, and lead actress Odessa Young reflect on the tumultuous journey of making MY FIRST FILM, from the chaotic original production to its rebirth in this new adaptation. Discover the creative challenges, personal insights, and untold stories that shaped this groundbreaking film.

Archival Footage Coordinator

Eric Andre: Legalize Everything

Eric Andre: Legalize Everything · 2020

Eric Andre: Legalize Everything

Comedian Eric Andre presents his very first Netflix original stand-up special. Taking the stage in New Orleans, Andre breaks the boundaries of comedy as he critiques the war on drugs, the war on sex, and the war on fart jokes!

Director of Photography

Jackrabbit

Jackrabbit · 2015

MovieDramaThriller

Following a worldwide event known as The Reset, humanity rebuilds a society with aging mechanics where gleaming technology once stood. Surveillance now the status quo, society is slowly putting its shattered pieces back together under a watchful eye. After a friend’s suicide leaves behind a mysterious computer drive, a young computer prodigy and a shadowy hacker join together to decipher the clues that he’s left behind. The youthful creators of Jackrabbit have successfully constructed a world, which we haven’t previously seen on film. Mixing retro production design with slick storytelling, they deliver a cinematic dissonance that will result in a shock to the senses.

Director of Photography

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely · 2014

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

MovieThrillerDrama

The arrival of a handsome new farmhand threatens the balance between a farmer and his daughter.

Director of Photography

Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone

Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone · 2017

Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone

MovieComedyAdventure

Dance-comedy trio Cocoon Central Dance lounges about, passes gas, and bursts into bizarre dance routines while navigating outer space interludes, doctor boners, and a '90s-style girl group meltdown.

Director of Photography

The One You Never Forget

The One You Never Forget · 2019

The One You Never Forget

MovieDramaRomance

A 14 year old boy excitedly prepares for his first dance, but when his date arrives he's faced with a split-second decision.

Director of Photography

My Last Film

My Last Film · 2015

An exhilarating whatsit and freewheeling black comedy, Anger’s latest takes aim at the independent film scenes in NY and L.A. with no-holds-barred ferocity, formal ingenuity, and an eyebrow-raising cast that includes Lola Kirke, Mac DeMarco, and Rosanna Arquette.

Director of Photography

The Chair Company

The Chair Company · 2025

The Chair Company

SeriesComedyDrama

After an embarrassing incident at work, suburban family man William Ronald Trosper finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy.

Director of Photography

Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence

Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence · 2023

Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence

SeriesDocumentary

A group of bright Sarah Lawrence College students fall under the dark influence of a friend's father, Larry Ray. With unprecedented access to the survivors who lived with Ray, the series follows the cult from its origins through its still-unfolding aftermath.

Director of Photography

Night Sky

Night Sky · 2022

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Irene and Franklin York, a retired couple, have a secret: a Chamber buried in their backyard that miraculously leads to a strange, deserted planet. When an enigmatic young man arrives, the Yorks' quiet existence is upended and the mysterious Chamber they thought they knew so well turns out to be much more than they could have ever imagined.

Cinematography

Ramy

SeriesComedyDrama

Ramy, the son of Egyptian immigrants, is on a spiritually conflicting journey in his New Jersey neighborhood, pulled between his Muslim community that thinks life is a constant test, his millennial friends who think life is full of endless possibilities, and a God who's always watching.

Director of Photography

Trigonometry

Trigonometry · 2020

SeriesDramaComedy

In crowded and expensive London, cash-strapped couple Gemma and Kieran open their small apartment to a third person. Somehow, their new addition, Ray, makes the flat seem bigger, not smaller. Gradually, many things become easier, nicer and better with an extra pair of hands.

Director of Photography

Let Me Die a Nun

Let Me Die a Nun · 2017

Let Me Die a Nun

A six part series about a lesbian nun and her Jewish stalker.

Director of Photography