Amy and I are executive producers of Pioneers in Skirts. Ashley Maria, frustrated with her own challenges in the film industry, takes viewers on a journey as she looks for advice for overcoming ambition-limiting obstacles in her career. She expands her search beyond her profession to include other industries and society, sharing her own story while following three ambitious teen girls on a robotics team, their fathers, and a young mother up for a promotion.
The mother-daughter leadership of Ashley Maria and Lea-Ann Berst stayed after it through a multi-year production. The film has been translated into all seven United Nations languages, received a regional Emmy nomination, and screens widely on PBS for impact engagements.
See also the original posts: Help Fund The Pioneers in Skirts Documentary (2015) and Pioneers in Skirts Sizzle Trailer (2018).