Welcome to
GOODBOY
An adventurous photographer attempts to outrun her beloved dog's death and stumbles into the haunting childhood memories of her dying Father. Facing the painful decision on how to handle the dog’s life, she must reconcile her fear of death and herself learn how to
sit, stay, and heal.
In "GOODBOY" Ashley, a filmmaker, finds herself in the midst of the covid pandemic struggling to cope with the impending lockdown and losing work. Determined to turn the challenge into an opportunity she convinces her husband to move across the country making a film about covid realities along the way with their 16 yr old chocolate lab, Kenya, in tow.
Mid-trip, Kenya begins limping and they discover he has terminal bone cancer. While visiting Ashley’s hometown thoughts begin to drift to memories of her childhood when her father battled brain cancer and their estranged relationship as he was dying.
Haunted by these painful memories, Ashley does everything she can to out-run and out-maneuver death — surgery, supplements, holistic health — before finally accepting the inevitable.
In the end, it’s Kenya who teaches Ashley how to sit, stay and heal. To accept and even celebrate death as an essential part of life and to draw solace from the well of grief itself.
"Dying is nothing to fear. It can be the most wonderful experience of your life. It all depends on how you've lived."
Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Meet The Team
Director
Ashley Mosher
Ashley Mosher has written and directed 6 short films prior to making her first “featurette,” GOODBOY. She is most known for her last film, Love Birds, made in the Amazon jungle under the tutelage of Werner Herzog. She creates both fiction and documentary films as the writer, director, cinematographer and editor. An adventurer at heart, she writes about journeys of both the body and soul, often using her own explorations as the foundation for her films. Her short films include Love Biscuit (2015), The Bachelor: A Satire (2016), Back to Camp (2017), Love Birds (2019), and Side Order (2020) and TELL ME (2022), some of which have garnered accolades and awards.
Prior to creating short films, she partnered on building Feed Them With Music (www.feedthemwithmusic.com), a non-profit using all things music to help solve starvation around the world. As the Vision Director she partnered with high profile artists (The National (2012), Train (2014), Gavin Degraw (2011) & more to create live music videos which inspired their fan bases to support the cause. Ashley has traveled the world making films and photographs, including capturing footage for a National Geographic film, Holy UnHoly River (2014). Her book, Ganga Maa (2017) is a photographic and written story of her experience working on the film as they traveled the entire length of the Ganges River. Ashley currently resides in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
CoProducer/Story Consultant
Mark Millhone
Mark is a storyteller, educator, and creativity evangelist. As producer/host of the EPIC Impact Society and Strategic Play podcasts, he curates creative thought leadership in a wide range of fields including education, leadership, creative process, brand strategy, new technology, and the arts. Mark puts these insights to work as a creative consultant, content creator and brand strategist by empowering businesses, organizations, and individuals to be the heroes of their own success stories. As an educator, he served as the Director of Creative Studies, Academic Dean and founding Chair for Digital Media of the first BFA program launched in partnership with a major Hollywood studio. As a storyteller, Mark is a published book author (The Patron Saint of Used Cars and Second Chances — Rodale Books), magazine columnist, and an Academy Award-winning filmmaker (best student film — Christmas in New York.)
Composer
Alex Elena
Alex Elena was born and raised in Rome into a family of artists and musicians. He started playing drums at the tender of three. By the time he was 17 he was living in London and playing professionally. His thirst for creative development prompted a move to New York to begin producing music. His unconventional approach eventually landed a Grammy nomination for the soul singer Alice Smith. Alex has also produced successful artists such as Lily Allen, Evan Dando, Citizen Cope, and Michelle Shaprow and has worked as a session musician playing on Avril Lavigne’s multi-platinum debut album "Let Go" as well as on records by Belinda Carlisle, Adam Holzman and Brave New World. Alex resides in Rome.
