Biography

Ashley Dequilla (b. 1987) is an artist-filmmaker and archivist of Negrense, Tagalog and Ilonggo descent. She speaks widely and has presented at the 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. In 2025, she spearheaded the Coalition for Collective Stewardship of Philippine Ancestral Remains, which will launch at the Association on Indian Affairs’ upcoming 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