BACKGROUND

Ashley Brook is an all-in-one documentary filmmaker. Most notably, Ashley is founder of The Canadiana Project and maker of the award-winning docuseries CANADIANA, with some of the most-watched Canadian history content on YouTube (120K+ subscribers and millions of views). They’re a creative professional with 15 years of experience in documentary film and television production, an endurance athlete, and an outdoor enthusiast.

Ashley’s documentary work has been supported by The Bell Fund, Canada History Fund, Parks Canada, Canada Media Fund, Hot Docs, Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) & Vlogbrothers; distributed in schools by McIntyre Media (Canada); and screened internationally as part of museum exhibitions.

Since launching CANADIANA in 2017, Ashley has built the series from zero to more than 40 short documentaries (5-25 mins.), which consistently top 100K views on YouTube. They work as one of two all-in-one filmmakers on the episodes — from research and writing, to directing and camerawork, to editing and animating — and their work in all areas has been recognized with some of the highest awards in the industry. Ashley is the sole producer on the series while managing the business, the YouTube channel, the website, and all associated social platforms, with a combined following of more than 120K.

Ashley is best known for her visual sensibility, creative problem solving, and meticulous research and planning. As an all-in-one director-shooter-editor, they’re a:

- Canon Cinema Camera Operator,
- Certified Drone Pilot,
- Stills Photographer/Editor,
- and multi-award-winning Picture Editor/Animator proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.

Outside of CANADIANA, Ashley’s had the incredible priviledge of collaborating with some of the most inspiring creatives in the industry, and loves to support producers and filmmakers who are doing brilliant things.

SELECT CREDITS

Canadiana (Season 3)

Digital documentary series (10 eps + 5 French)

The Canadiana Project Inc. / Bell Fund / Canada History Fund / Canada Media Fund / Parks Canada

series creator/producer, director, dp, editor, animator writer, researcher

Crossing the Divide

Short documentary film (Hot Docs 2025)

Hot Docs / The Art of the Possible

co-director, director of photography, drone operator

TVO’s 50th Anniversary

Broadcast telethon & 50th Anniversary Celebration

TVO

executive producer, producer, director, editor (in-house)

Eternal Spring

Feature documentary

Lofty Sky Pictres

story consultant / special thanks

Equator 360

Cinematic VR docuseries (4 eps)

Liquid Cinema Inc. / ARTE / Discovery Channel / NHK

associate producer

Eye of the Beholder

Video game based on the documentary My Enemy My Brother

Fathom Film Group

creative producer, production supervisor (final stages only)

Canadiana (Season 2)

Digital documentary series (8 eps)

The Canadiana Project Inc. / Bell Fund

series creator/producer, director, additional camera, editor, animator, writer, researcher

Canadiana (Season 1)

Digital documentary series (7 eps)

The Canadiana Project Inc.

series creator/producer, director, additional camera, editor, animator, writer, researcher

Long Time Running (The Tragically Hip)

Feature documentary

Banger Films / Bell Media

production coordinator + researcher

Anthropocene

Feature documentary

Mercury Films Inc. / Bell Media / TVO

production coordinator + researcher

Dead Set on Life

Documentary series

VICELAND

production coordinator

Abandoned

Documentary series

VICELAND

production coordinator

Tales from the Organ Trade

Feature documentary

HBO/History

assistant editor

Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie

Feature documentary

CBC/NFB

assistant editor