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New York — Director / Writer / Editor

Janai Julien

Stories about what people carry, what they leave unsaid, and the moments that alter a familiar path.

Selected films / 05

Narrative short

Heaven

202614:484K

A morning at the laundromat turns into a confrontation with unresolved love, familiar patterns and the fear of change.

Director · Screenwriter · Editor · Colorist

Heaven sits alone inside a laundromat
Illustrated poster for Heaven
Heaven pauses during a phone conversation
Heaven speaks on the phone from her room

Narrative short

Stairway
to Heaven

20244:25Black & white

A near-wordless narrative built through movement, body language and stark black-and-white imagery.

Director · Writer · Editor

Stairway to Heaven title frame
Figures gathered outdoors in Stairway to Heaven
Figure framed by a window in Stairway to Heaven
Dancer reflected in a mirrored studio in Stairway to Heaven
Close-up of a dancer's heel against a pole
Wide view of a pole dance studio in Stairway to Heaven

Experimental short

In
Passing

20254:02Black & white

Two strangers cross paths at a train station. The moment follows them until chance offers a possible second encounter.

Director · Writer

Still from In Passing
Poster for In Passing
Black-and-white still from In Passing

Experimental short

Noises &
Things 6

2:12Black & white / Color

An experimental diary moving between domestic moments, open landscapes, city streets and crowded rooms.

A film by Janai Julien

Two people looking across a field with grazing cattle
Screens glowing inside a dark room
People wading into the water from a beach
Silhouetted crowd beneath stage lights
A crowded dance floor under colored lights

Music video

Resurrection

Director · Editor · Colorist

High-contrast portrait from the Resurrection music video
Figure standing alone on a court in Resurrection
Portrait framed inside a car in Resurrection
Inverted black-and-white trees in Resurrection
Close-up portrait from the Resurrection music video
About / Practice

A filmmaker and visual artist focused on directing, writing and editing.

ApproachJanai builds character through voice, gesture, pacing and the tension between what is spoken and what stays beneath the surface.

CapabilitiesScript development, performance direction, narrative editing, color grading and project copy.