Ash Brannon. Writer: Arcane. Ash Brannon is an Emmy Award winning writer, director and visual artist. His credits include Disney/Pixar's TOY STORY (Directing Animator), and TOY STORY 2 (Co-Director, Story Co-Creator). Ash directed and co-wrote the Sony Pictures film SURF'S UP, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. At Riot Games, Ash served as a story co-creator, writer and co-executive producer on the Netflix series ARCANE.