Ash Goh Hua is a Singapore born and raised, New York based filmmaker. Utilizing both documentary and narrative forms, Ash laces personal stories with quotidian magic to reveal the politics embedded within society, relation and culture. Named one of the 25 New Faces of Film by Filmmaker Magazine in 2022, Ash is a 2024 Berlinale Talent and a 2025 Creative Capital Award recipient.
Ash began her career in non-fiction with I'M FREE NOW, YOU ARE FREE (2020, distributed by PBS POV Shorts) and the Oscar®-qualifying THE FEELING OF BEING CLOSE TO YOU (2022, distributed by The New Yorker, Best Documentary Short Award at the New Orleans Film Festival). Ash ventured into the fiction space with her first narrative short FULL MONTH (2025 Sundance Film Festival, supported by Berlinale Talents’ Short Form Station, distributed by NOWNESS). Ash is currently in post-production for the fiction short SUBTERRANEA; working on the short doc UNTITLED DURIAN FILM (2026 Cannes SFC The Lab: Editing Room); and developing her first feature.
Ash’s biggest goal in life is to direct a Pokémon animated film. If you work for the Pokémon Company, please e-mail: hello@ashgohhua.com
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