About
Passionate about telling stories that probe beneath the surface, director Janice Ahn elevates both the lyricism and grittiness of human experience. She works in narrative and documentary forms.
Ahn earned her Film MFA from the New York University Graduate Film Program, where she was a recipient of the Tisch School of the Arts Scholarship and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Internship Scholarship. She received the Warhol Foundation Grant as a 2008 film/video artist in Santa Fe Art Institute‘s Residency Program. Ahn graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University with an English MA, English BA, and Art History minor. As a Performance Studies Ph.D. student, Ahn studied performance and the “performative” before leaving to pursue filmmaking.
Ahn’s films have enjoyed inclusion in many festivals, including Cinequest Film Festival, CineVegas Film Festival, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Independent Film Project (IFP) Buzz Cuts, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Northampton Independent Film Festival, NewFilmmakers at Anthology Film Archives, New York Korean Film Festival, and Black Lily Music and Film Festival, among others. As producer for other directors, screenings also include Chicago International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, MethodFest, etc. Her cinematography and editing work has shown at Slamdance Film Festival, IFC Center, Lincoln Center, Dance Theater Workshop, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, and other international venues.
Born in the Midwest and raised in California, Ahn resides in Brooklyn, New York. She teaches at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.