Ella Janes

Ella Addison Janes knew she was going to be a director at seven years old when, in Los Angeles, California, she directed a parody mermaid film with her friends. Immediately after posting the parody to YouTube, Janes gained 2.8 million views. This attracted attention from Adolescent Content, with whom she would begin directing commercials for brands such as Crayola and Goldieblox.
In December of 2019 in Oklahoma City, Janes directed her first official directorial debut: CODE RED.
After premiering in 2020 at the deadCenter Film Festival, Janes began working on her next film, The First 280 Honest Words of My Life. After starting its festival tour, The First 280 Honest Words of My Life was accepted and awarded the Silver Medal at YoungArts and other awards such as the New Talent Award at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth and Best Experimental Film at the All-American High School Film Festival.
Janes continues to work on projects soon to come out in 2023, including Cut Scenes From a Love Story, Happiness in the Palm of Her Hand, and The Derivative Outlook on Love from the Perspective of Two Sixteen-Year-Olds.