Ash Goh Hua is a filmmaker working between New York and Singapore. Utilizing both documentary and narrative forms, Ash tells personal stories that reveal the inherently embodied politics of relation, society and culture. Named one of the 25 New Faces of Film by Filmmaker Magazine in 2022, a 2024 Berlinale Talent, and 2025 Creative Capital Award recipient, Ash has been supported by institutions such as Sundance, Jerome Foundation, and ITVS.
Their 2020 documentary I'M FREE NOW, YOU ARE FREE (distributed by PBS POV Shorts) has screened and won awards at film festivals internationally: Sheffield Doc/Fest, BlackStar Film Festival, Camden International Film Festival, Big Sky Documentary, Ann Arbor Film Festival, and more. Ash's 2022 film is the Oscar®-qualifying THE FEELING OF BEING CLOSE TO YOU (distributed by The New Yorker), which won Best Documentary Short Award at the New Orleans Film Festival and screened at Palm Springs International Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, and True/False, among others. Ash’s first narrative short FULL MONTH, made with support from Jerome Foundation’s Production Grant, IMDA, and Berlinale Talents’ Short Form Station, will make its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
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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