Ash Avildsen

Ashley Gregory Avildsen (born November 5, 1981) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Sumerian Records and Sumerian Pictures. He is best known for directing the films American Satan (2017) and Queen of the Ring (2024).

Works

Paradise City

A controversial rock band with ties to the occult and the maestros who work with them try to keep their west coast family dynamic together amidst the chaos of the industry as a haunting secret of the singer and a young groupie arrives on his doorstep. Their path intertwines with an east coast rookie kid who idolizes them and tries to make his way in the music business as the ultimate underdog.

Release Date2021-03-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Levi Svengali

Episode Count8

Vote Count165

Queen of the Ring

In a time when pro wrestling for women was illegal all over the country, a small town single mother embraces the danger to change culture as she dominates America's most masculine sport to become the first million dollar female athlete in history.

Release Date2025-03-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Vince McMahon Sr.

Vote Count56

What Now

Three best friends explore the world of online swipe dating in Los Angeles and quickly find out that anyone who judges you based on your salary or number of social media followers is someone who has their own soul-searching to do.

Release Date2015-04-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd DJ

Vote Count6

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.

Release Date2019-10-02

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count82

AEW Revolution 2025

The 2025 Revolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the sixth annual Revolution and took place on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

Release Date2025-03-09

Charactersd Self

Vote Count11

No Cover

No Cover

HIT PARADER serves up the world’s greatest unsigned artists on one stage to see who has the originality, presence and songcraft to make it in the Rock & Roll Business. NO COVER is the first reality competition show to pit the world’s top unsigned artists against each other that actually write, record and play their own original music. NO COVER is filmed entirely on location in key cities + legendary TROUBADOUR and SUNSET MARQUIS HOTEL in West Hollywood, CA.

Release Date2022-04-20

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Self

Episode Count11

American Satan

A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.

Release Date2017-10-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count256

Human Capital

Ian begins a relationship with Drew's daughter, who works in the financial sector. The couple gets involved in a tragic accident that will change their lives forever. At the same time, the accident has a major impact on both their families who, despite the class difference, cross paths.

Release Date2020-07-17

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count118

Ice Cream Man

An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.

Release Date2026-08-06

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Branded

Tells the origin story of organized crime gangs in America’s prison system.

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

My New Friend Jim

Two fathers from vastly different worlds form an unlikely bond while searching for a runaway daughter in Reno.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Woke

A vampire from over two centuries ago joins a clandestine 12-step program called Feeders Anonymous and attempts to recover from her supernatural addiction.

Release Date2025-08-08

DepartmentProduction

JobCo-Executive Producer

Asking Alexandria | Through Sin + Self Destruction

Debauchery, over-indulgence and an unapologetic disregard for safety; welcome to the world of the British hard rock sensation ASKING ALEXANDRIA. With their critically acclaimed sophomore album "Reckless & Relentless" debuting at #9 on The Billboard Top 10, they have dominated the landscape of heavy music with their unforgettable live show and iconic personas. The new, shocking short film "Through Sin and Self-Destruction" is a controversial, uncensored look into the real lives of a new era of rockstars for today’s generation as they take over the Sunset Strip.

Release Date2012-05-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Bones UK: Unplugged

For London-bred band Bones UK, every song is a chance to speak their minds, and to the shed light on the disconnect between the status quo and the far more glorious world inside their heads. Bones UK delivers a raw and passion-filled performance in an intimate location with a very diverse audience.

Release Date2020-01-24

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Jonathan Davis: Through The Black Labyrinth

Follow Jonathan Davis through the making of BLACK LABYRINTH. Starting with his solo tour in 2008 and covering the recording and eventual release of the album, this documentary uses a decade worth of candid footage to explore the personal journey Jonathan Davis took and what creating music means to him.

Release Date2020-05-25

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Summer Slaughter Tour 2007 - The Opera House in Toronto

Features performances by: Necrophagist, As Blood Runs Black, Beneath The Massacre, Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage, The Faceless and Ion Dissonance. 1 As Blood Runs Black – Beneath The Surface 2 As Blood Runs Black – My Fears Have Become Phobias 3 The Faceless – Ghost Of A Stranger 4 The Faceless – An Autopsy 5 Beneath The Massacre – Nevermore 6 Beneath The Massacre – The System's Failure 7 Ion Dissonance – Cleansed By Silence 8 Ion Dissonance – The Surge 9 Cattle Decapitation – Unintelligent Design 10 Cattle Decapitation – Karma.Bloody.Karma 11 Cephalic Carnage – Counting The Days 12 Cephalic Carnage – Observer To The Obliteration Of The Planet Earth 13 Decapitated – A Poem About An Old Man 14 Necrophagist – The Stillborn One Drums – Marco Minnemann 15 Necrophagist – Ignominious And Pale Drums – Marco Minnemann 16 Necrophagist – Drum Solo Drums – Marco Minnemann

Release Date2008-01-01

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

The Warrior Show

The Warrior Show

An unscripted web-series where WWE Legend "The Ultimate Warrior" seeks to change the partying ways of up and coming metalcore bands.

Release Date2012-02-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Circa Survive Live From Shrine Expo Hall Los Angeles

Live filming of Circa Survive from their sold out show at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, CA. Filmed on Saturday, December 28th, 2013

Release Date2014-09-09

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Asking Alexandria Live from Brixton and Beyond

Live Concert + Behind The Scenes from Asking Alexandria's SOLD OUT O2 Brixton Academy Headlining Concert in Jan 2013.

Release Date2014-12-14

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count1