About

Abby is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker known for her visually striking and emotionally resonant storytelling.

She directed and executive produced the critically acclaimed three-part series for hulu, Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer. The series was produced by Campfire Studios and Dakota and Elle Fanning’s Lewellen Pictures.

Abby is also one of the filmmakers behind the Emmy-nominated, IDA Award-winning, and James Beard Award-winning series Chef’s Table, the longest-running original series on Netflix. She directed episodes featuring Christina Martinez, Mashama Bailey, Ana Roš, Yoshihiro Imai, and Tim Raue.

Her additional directing credits include Dear Oprah for Apple TV+, the award-winning feature documentary Do You Dream in Color?,  The North Face’s Shepherd’s Song, and John Leguizamo: Live at Rikers, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.

Most recently, she completed GOAT, a three-part series for MasterClass, and a series of short films for Walt Disney World Resorts. Her debut scripted feature was recently selected for development by the Stowe Story Labs and the HerArts Lab in Pasteum, Italy.

Abby was the selected as the 2025 US Filmmaker Envoy to Mexico, teaching filmmaking across four states. She is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and also studied at FAMU in Prague, CZ. When not filming around the world, Abby lives on a regenerative cattle ranch in southern Oregon with her husband and their dog Charlotte.

 

 

photo: Maggie Hawk