Biography

Amy Reedy Asbjørnsen is a writer-director with her MFA from USC (Film/TV Production). She's most known for writing for James Franco's feature, DON QUIXOTE (Netflix), for being an Academy Nicholl Semifinalist, and for having a Black List "Trending Script" (score of 8). She is a 2x WeScreenplay Finalist, a 2x ScreenCraft Drama Semifinalist, an ISA Table Read My Screenplay (Austin) Top 100, a The Script Lab Semifinalist, on Coverfly's The Red List, an Austin Film Festival Second Rounder, a PAGE Awards Quarterfinalist, and a Stowe Story Labs alum (with scholarship) for her historical drama romance script, THE BOY WITH THE PINK TRIANGLE.

She is additionally a ScreenCraft Feature Semifinalist and an Austin Film Festival Second Rounder for her horror/sci-fi, HYSTERIA; a ScreenCraft Animation Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Animation Quarterfinalist, and a WeScreenplay Quarterfinalist for her mixed live-action anime fantasy romance script, DREAM BOY; and an ISA Table Read My Screenplay Crime/Mystery/Thriller Top 100 for her drama script, AN AMERICAN PORTRAIT.

Amy wrote-directed viral LGBTQ film "Truth or Drink" (2.5Million+ views), festival film "Girl in her Twenties" (Distribution: ShortsTV, IndieFlix, BitPix; Festivals: HollyShorts, Carmel, Female Eye), and brand content for AT&T, Shakey's Pizza, TikTok, and YouTube.

Asbjørnsen's artistic voice focuses on the complexities of relationships and sexuality, often delving into the dark side of human behavior, and always playing with gender.
- IMDb mini biography by: Amy Reedy Asbjørnsen