Ashleigh McArthur

Before entering the world of film, Ashleigh McArthur spent eight years working as an Australian diplomat in the Solomon Islands, Mexico City and New York. A graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, among others, McArthur has earned the support of the Stanford Diversity and Innovation Inclusion Fund and the American-Australian Arts Fund. Her films include Pat's Studio (2017) and Ignis (Mountainfilm 2020), where an artist repurposes the remains of his community’s homes in the wake of Northern California's wildfires.