Biography

Ashley Dequilla (b. 1987) is an artist-filmmaker and archivist of Negrense, Tagalog and Ilonggo descent. She holds an MFA in Moving Image and is completing her MA in Art History from the University of Illinois Chicago, specializing in Philippine ethnographic and diasporic collections. Her efforts in community archiving received National Film Preservation Foundation awards in 2024 and 2025. She speaks widely and has presented her work at the Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Moving Image, Museo Nacional de Antropología (Mexico City), SOAS University of London, University of the Philippines Film Institute, Field Museum of Natural History, and Chicago History Museum among many others. She is a co-founder of the Coalition for Collective Stewardship of Philippine Ancestral Remains, which launched at the Association on Indian Affairs’ 11th Annual Repatriation Conference in February 2026.

Ashley works primarily on 16mm film, exploring themes of memory, diaspora, and resistance. Her award-winning films are officially selected at festivals across the U.S. and internationally, in spaces dedicated to experimental and politically engaged cinema.



Contact

info@ashleydequilla.com