
Person
Ally Pankiw
Directing · Born 1986-11-14 · Canada
Biography
Ally Pankiw is a Canadian writer/director known for directing the full first season of Netflix's "Feel Good," and blocks on TV shows like Hulu's "Shrill" and "The Great." She has also written on "Schitt's Creek" and is developing a new, original series with its star and creator, Dan Levy, for Hulu and 20th Century Fox Animation. Pankiw is also the writer and director of the indie feature film, "I Used To Be Funny," a dramedy starring Rachel Sennott and Jason Jones, which was produced with Telefilm, Ontario Creates, and WME Independent and premiered at SXSW film festival in 2023. In 2021, she directed the pilot for the NBC comedy, "Someone Out There." Pankiw has directed and produced music videos for artists such as Ariana Grande, Janelle Monae, Phoebe Bridgers, MUNA, The Vamps, and Lil Jon. She has also directed commercials and branded content for top brands like Pepsi, Amazon, adidas, Nylon, WestJet, and Chanel. Bravo has funded two of her short films, "Stake" and "The Inherent Traits of Connor James," and her short films have screened at noted festivals like TIFF's Inside Out, Outfest, The LA Comedy Fest and Frameline. She has directed two CBC Comedy digital series, "An Awkward Girl Dates" and "Terrific Women," which was nominated for a 2018 Canadian Screen Award for best series. She was selected as one of Film Independent's 2018 Directing Lab fellows for her feature film, "The Hiding House," and her career has been supported by organizations such as TIFF, the Harold Greenberg Fund, Bell Media and the O
Known for

Black Mirror
Director

Schitt's Creek
Story Editor

The Great
Director

PONIES
Director

Feel Good
Executive Producer

Shrill
Director

I Used to Be Funny
Director

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Director
Standing By
Executive Producer

Stake
Director
Filmography
- 2026PONIESDirector
- 2025Lilith Fair: Building a MysteryDirector
- 2024I Used to Be FunnyDirector
- 2020The GreatDirector
- 2020Feel GoodExecutive Producer
- 2019ShrillDirector
- 2018The Inherent Traits of Connor JamesWriter
- 2016StakeDirector
- 2015Schitt's CreekStory Editor
- 2011Black MirrorDirector
- —The Hiding HouseDirector
- —Standing ByExecutive Producer
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