Ayisha Davies

Ayisha Davies is an Australian film producer, known for the films The Bloody Sweet Hit (2007) and Coffin Rock (2009).

Personal life

On 12 July 2017, Davies married Australian actor Robert Taylor. Together, they have a daughter named Scarlet.[1]

Career

Davies began her career in 1999 as a production secretary for two episodes of Australian television series Halifax f.p., including A Murder of Crows and Someone You Know.[2] She then went on to become a literary manager, representing creatives within the Australian film industry, including David Lightfoot and the filmmakers of Saw.[3]

Davies' husband Robert Taylor introduced her to Lightfoot in 2007, as he had worked with him previously in the 2005 film Wolf Creek. This introduction saw Davies begin working alongside Lightfoot at Ultra Films.[4] Davies' first role alongside Lightfoot was as his assistant and 2nd production manager on the film Rogue (2007).

In 2007, Davies also became the production manager and producer of Damian Walshe-Howling’s short film The Bloody Sweet Hit. Her career as a producer began to take off, as her film was selected to play at numerous film festivals including the St Kilda International Film Festival, Miami Film Festival, Shorts Film Festival, London's Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival, Flickerfest, Movie Extra. It was sold to MTV Italy.[3]

Davies was then appointed as a producer for the film Coffin Rock (2009), co-produced short film Press (2010), and worked as a production manager on the film John Doe: Vigilante (2014). In 2014, Davies produced two films[5] – What Lola Wants, starring husband Robert Taylor, and Skylab, a sci-fi thriller.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
2007 The Bloody Sweet Hit Production manager / producer Short film
Rogue Assistant to David Lightfoot / 2nd production manager Feature film
2009 Coffin Rock Producer / post production supervisor Feature film
2010 Press Co-producer Short film
2014 John Doe: Vigilante Production manager Feature film
2015 What Lola Wants Producer Feature film
TBA Skylab Producer Yet to be released

Television

Year Title Role Episode
1999 Halifax f.p. Production secretary Episode 13: "Someone You Know"
Episode 14: "A Murder of Crows"

References

  1. ^ Lee, Luaine (3 June 2012). "TV: Robert Taylor goes from Australia to Hollyway by way of weeks in the hospital". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Ayisha Davies". IMDbPro. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Coffin Rock production notes" (PDF). Bankside Films. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. ^ Fenton, Andrew (15 October 2009). "Daughter to the Slaughter". The Advertiser. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Ayisha Davies". IMDbPro. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Movies and TV – What Lola Wants". Amazon. 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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