Pizza Bagel Pictures
is a queer, female-led production company creating bold, socially impactful stories that amplify voices too often excluded from mainstream media.
Founder, Ashley Gianni, hires with intention, collaborates with purpose, and creates with impact.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU CHANGE WHO TELLS THE STORY, YOU CHANGE THE STORY ITSELF, AND WHEN YOU CHANGE THE STORY, YOU CHANGE THE CULTURE.
From the mind of a pizza bagel
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. 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.
