Ashley Gianni
Founder, Pizza Bagel Pictures, LLC
Ashley Gianni is an award-winning LGBTQ+ filmmaker, actor, and founder of Pizza Bagel Pictures, LLC, a queer, female-led production company dedicated to telling bold, socially impactful stories. Her work centers on uplifting queer and female voices, using storytelling as a tool for connection, healing, and change.
She recently appeared alongside Lindsay Lohan in a national Pure Leaf Tea campaign, and made her directorial debut with “Sorority”, a trans-centric short that earned 14 Official Selections and 7 awards, including the 2025 CinePride Brian Anderson Memorial Award and Cinema Diverse’s Director’s Choice. Ashley Executive Produced, Directed, Co-Wrote, and starred in the film, created by a predominantly queer, all-female team.
Ashley Executive Produced, Co-Wrote, and starred in the 2024 award-winning short film “The Fuscos” (12 Official Selections, 5 awards), a queer, female-driven twist on the classic 70s mob film.
Her latest short, “The Late in Life Guide to Modern Day Lesbianism”, will hit the 2026 festival circuit, a satirical yet heartfelt 90s-style training video exploring identity, belonging, and the joy of coming into yourself.
Ashley is currently financing her drag-inspired LGBTQ+ feature comedy “No Rules”, a Top 5% Coverfly script with 12 laurels. For more, visit www.norulesfilm.com
Ashley holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from Chapman University and is a proud SAG-AFTRA, WIF, WIM, and FilmmakeHERs member, and female, queer storyteller.
