Ashley Kress

Ashley Kress is a Film Lecturer in the Film, Video, Animation & New Genres Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her work focuses on personal narrative storytelling, meditation's impact on creativity, and expanded consciousness through artistic practice. She holds an MFA in Screenwriting from Maharishi International University and a BA in History with a Film minor from UW-Milwaukee.

• Education: MFA (Screenwriting, Maharishi International University), BA (History/Film, UW-Milwaukee)

Her interdisciplinary approach blends deep self-reflection with transformative storytelling techniques rooted in meditation practices. Current research emphasizes the interplay between consciousness exploration and cinematic expression.

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