Ally Pankiw

Ally Pankiw is a Canadian writerdirector known for directing the full first season of Netflixs Feel Good and blocks on TV shows like Hulus Shrill and The Great She has also written on Schitts 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 TIFFs 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 Independents 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