"Shelby Oaks" Producer Asheligh Snead | Film Club #46

"Shelby Oaks" Producer Asheligh Snead | Film Club #46

From Alaska Teen Media Institute by Alaska Teen Media Institute

December 22, 2025 · 42 min

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Ashleigh Snead about the horror film Shelby Oaks and its journey to theatrical distribution.

Shelby Oaks is a new horror film written and directed by first time feature filmmaker Chris Stuckmann. It tells the story of a woman determined to find her sister who goes missing while investigating a mysterious abandoned town. It stars Camille Sullivan, Sarah Durn, Brendan Sexton III, and Keith David. It was executive produced by Mike Flanagan, who’s known for directing Stephen King adaptations and other horror films. Before making the film, writer/director Chris Stuckmann was best known as a YouTube film critic. He utilized his platform and fanbase to crowdfund the production of Shelby Oaks. It combines elements of early YouTube, found footage, true crime documentaries, and narrative filmmaking to tell its story. The film was produced by our guest, Ashleigh Snead. She has been making independent films for over a decade and is the director of production for Paper Street Pictures, a production company based out of Austin, Texas. She lives here in Anchorage and was kind enough to stop by our studio to speak with ATMI producer Cat Whited about working on Shelby Oaks. In their conversation, Ashleigh talks about the movie’s journey from a simple pitch to getting theatrical…

People in this episode

Hosts: Deacon Laurance, Kaylee LaTocha

Guest: Ashleigh Snead

Topics covered

  • horror film
  • independent filmmaking
  • YouTube film criticism
  • theatrical distribution

Keywords

  • Chris Stuckmann
  • Camille Sullivan
  • Mike Flanagan
  • found footage
  • true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Shelby Oaks

Books & works: Shelby Oaks

Places: Austin, Texas, Anchorage, Alaska

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