Caviar

Ashley Armitage and Sam Kelarakis-Taylor are a duo based in Chicago whose work blends strong visual design with a sense of humor. Their films sit somewhere between carefully composed and slightly chaotic in the best way – polished enough to feel cinematic, but never so slick that the personality disappears.

Ash brings a distinctive visual sensibility shaped by her background in photography, where her work has gained international recognition for its bold style and playful point of view. In 2018, she directed the launch campaign for Billie, which became the first commercial to feature female body hair and was later shortlisted for a Glass Lion at Cannes.
Sam comes from a multidisciplinary creative background spanning filmmaking, writing, performance, and music, bringing a strong instinct for character, pacing, and tone. He’s a graduate of the University of Chicago, where he studied sociology and film.